on 3/29/02 11:24 AM, Alan Gentle at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Started up my 7300/180 running OS 8.6 this morning as normal. After > ten minutes or so it froze so I did an Apple+Control+Delete. No > start-up chime - a black monitor screen.
Alan, The simplest thing would be if a RAM chip or cache chip has failed. Reduce the system to it's simplest possible configuration by taking out all but one RAM chip and the L2 cache chip. I'm not sure if you would need to reset the CUDA after doing this, but it wouldn't hurt to do so. If it then starts up, you add things back one at a time, or test them one at a time, to see if you can identify a faulty component. Other components that could have gone bad all of a sudden are the processor and VRAM chips. If you have access to another processor and PCI video card, those also could be tested. tafkar -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | PowerON Computer Services <http://www.poweron.com> REPLACEMENT PARTS in STOCK Drives, CD-ROMs, RAM, Mac OS SW, Power Supply <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> 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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
