>Hey there,
>
>Just bought a Starmax 4000 from OWC, as well as the proper memory for it,
>but when I turn it on I get the chime and then just a blank, totally bright
>white screen. It never goes to the classic gray with rounded corners, just
>sits there. I left it like that for a good hour or so so it's not a matter
>of a long memory check. Tried zapping the PRAM, pressing the cuda button,
>etc etc, to no avail. I've tried it with no devices connected, and with
>CDROM and HD connected. With the HD connected, it just spins up and spins
>down endlessly.
>
>Any ideas? Is it dead? Or might it be a memory problem? I got 2 64 meg chips
>so I'm stuck with the one arrangement.
>
>Thanks,
>Scott Holder
Two things, first try asking on the StarMax List. However, your
problem could be one I've seen before. On the StarMax computers
their IDE set-up is a little flaky. You can only have one device
connected to each IDE connector. Also, if you install an ATA-66 or
-100 drive, you MUST use an ATA-66 cable correctly connected. If
you don't you will see the boot hang with the drive spinning up and
back down. However, I seem to remember that at least the screen was
set to the standard grey screen, but without the Happy/Sad mac. I
could be wrong, as it has been a while.
Hope this helps. Here is the StarMax list info:
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