At 21:25 2005-10-30 -0500, I wrote: > > > OK, did all that (it had been unplugged for ~24 hrs if that matters), and > sure enough it came up from the CD! > > I ran the utility to verify the HD, and it passed, so I decided to reboot > from it. > > Uh-oh. Nuthin'! > > What's worse, I once again can't boot from the CD either, and I can't even > get the four chimes using that remarkable awkward four-finger salute! > > I tried lots of things, unplugged it for over a minute, etc., but to no avail. > > Now, here's one thing: when it did boot up, there was a message about a > memory problem ... nevertheless, I was able to run stuff after clearing the > message. I'm reluctant to perform surgery if I can avoid it, though I suppose > eventually I will have to. The former owner told me he had maxed out the > memory, but I never got far enough to see what it thought it had in there, > though I did observe over 5Gb of the HD was available. > > So the thing does work -- sometimes. > > At this point, I've pulled the plug again, and am awaiting further advice.
Well, I got curious after a couple of hours or so, so I tried to boot it just once more, with the four chimes and all ... and it worked, booting from the CD with the "C" key held down. I got the memory problem message again, but it ran anyway. So at this point, I decided to do a clean install, which appeared to go just fine. Then I (hopefully) made sure it was set to boot from the HD, and clicked Restart. *sigh* Back to square one ... pulled the plug ... tomorrow I spose I'll try a simple reboot and see what happens. Seems perfectly functional once I get it to boot. So far I haven't figured out how to test the memory, or even find out how much it thinks it has. Bewilderedly, Bill [Sexagenarian Boy Genius] Phillips People's Republic of Geekhaven, FASMA New Stuff @ Old Professor Bear's House o' Books: http://books.oldprofessorbear.com/ and http://www.WeCanFixYourOldPix.com/ !!! -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.361 / Virus Database: 267.12.4/146 - Release Date: 2005-10-21 -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
