Thanks a bunch, Ward! Maybe there is hope yet?!? However, these do not sound like repairs to be made by the faint of heart or anyone less than a Mac genius! Can I bring my computer into your shop for testing and (hopefully) repairs? And if so, what all should I bring - CPU, mouse, keyboard, monitor? The glimmer of hope is growing ...
Wendi On Jul 18, 2004, at 9:38 AM, Ward Oldham wrote: > Hi Wendi, > > Reference the technical documents found below. ?It sounds like it > could be your problem. > > http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=95055 > > Logic Board Reset > http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=95037 > > Ward ?Oldham > > Ward Oldham, MacDude > MacTown > 1041 Bardstown Road > Louisville, KY ?40204 > 502-485-1243 > ward at mactown.us > http://www.mactown.us > > > From: Wendi Williams <wrkrd at insightbb.com> > Reply-To: <macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> > Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 06:43:25 -0400 > To: <macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> > Subject: Re: MacGroup: Computer won't start - blank gray screen > > Thanks, Brian, > > I thought about that, but how do you get the CD drive open? The eject > key doesn't work, and I can't use the mouse click to open it either, > since it won't start up at all. And, naturally, no paper clip hole, > either. > > My son predicts that the motherboard is fried, and that my best hope > is > to put the hard drive in a different machine in hopes of recovering > the > data, but even that is a slim hope. > > Thanks! > > Wendi > > > On Jul 18, 2004, at 12:00 AM, Brian wrote: > > > I wouldn't worry about updating the firmware right now. > > I would zap the pram again, holding it for three chimes and then > > letting it start up form your OS CDROM or DVD. > > Run disk first aid in the utilities folder. Change your start up > disk > > back to the way it was. Then start up normally. > > If you cant get this far your computer could very well be damaged. > > > > Brian O'Neal > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Jul 17, 2004, at 7:20 PM, Wendi Williams wrote: > > > > > >> Hi, all, > >> > >> I am afraid that the storm last night may have fried my computer. > >> > >> I have a G4 dual 1gig tower, and it lost power in a crash of > thunder > >> and lightning last night. This morning it would not start up > through > >> the surge protector, but started up fine when plugged directly into > >> the wall outlet. I promptly bought a new surge protector, but then > >> the computer would not shut down - it repeatedly restarted when I > >> told it to shut down. I decided to try changing the start up disk > (my > >> hard drive is in 3 partitions - OSX, OS9 and the third partition > with > >> both 9 and X) to the partition with both 9 and X. Then when I tried > >> to restart, it would only give me the blank gray screen. I > restarted, > >> zapping the pram, and now it won't even give me the start up > chimes. > >> I can shut it down only by pulling the plug or holding the power > >> button for 6 seconds. Then it will not start up at all unless I > turn > >> the surge protector off and on again - then it starts up without > >> pushing the power button at all. > >> > >> I found info on the Apple site saying to try updating the firmware, > >> but I can't start up all the way to do that. I tried unplugging > >> everything but the monitor, keyboard and mouse, but no luck. > >> > >> Any ideas? > >> > >> Thanks! > >> > >> Wendi > >> > >> > >> > >> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > >> | be July 27. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > >> | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> > >> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> > >> > > > > > > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > > | be July 27. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > > | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> > > | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> > > > > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be July 27. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> > | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> > > -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 11270 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://www.math.louisville.edu/pipermail/macgroup/attachments/20040718/ffb8f7b7/attachment.bin
