I have a 9600 with Newer G3/500 and the only failing of the card is that it is sensitive to memory, and demands high quality memory. Ask the seller if he added any memory recently. Best bet would be to remove the last memory just added in.
Starting the computer up with the space bar down was trying to launch OS 9's extension manager. It could have changed the extensions that are enabled when it started, and is now crashing you computer earlier in the boot process. With the shift key down, you can definitely boot a Newer G3 equipped Mac, but the L2 cache is disabled. >Hello friends-- > >I hope that start is not too presumptious of me--I have been following the >list for over a year now and have learned a lot--thanks. > >Now I have a problem--just got the 8600/300 with a Newer Tech G3/500 >processor card from eBay. It will not startup -- it chimes and looks like >all is well until it hangs at about 20% thru the startup bar. I have tried >several other startup discs with exactly same results. All seems fine until >it hangs. I have tried a G3 startup CD, Norton Systemworks, my OS 9 CD, and >an OS 8.5 CD. All had exactly the same result stopping at the same point. I >have also tried zapping the PRAM, starting with extensions off, etc, with no >success. After trying several startup key combos, I tried starting up with >spacebar down--I had a different result. It ended with a dialog box saying >"illegal command had been used". Now it will not get to the startup process >bar. It now stops after the smiley Mac face and goes to a gray screen. > >At this point I have done nothing inside the box except opening to make sure >no obvious problems. Before I start changing anything I want to get your >advice, in case you can think of something I have overlooked. I have other >8600/9600 computers so I can change some components, but would like your >thoughts first. I may have overlooked something very obvious to you. > >Based on the auction description, this appears to be something new. The >seller had indicated good working condition--I have asked the seller for >suggestions also. > >Other components include Adaptec 29160 card, quantum atlas 10k 8.5 gb hard >drive, 3DFX voodoo 5500 graphics card (I have my monitor connected to the >stock video port), and a full complement of memory sticks ?? totaling 352 >mbs. > >Your thoughts and suggestions arer appreciated. -- -- Mr. PopMan - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - "Does anybody want to play a game of pinball?" Why don't more people succeed? The main reason is that they overestimate what they can do in a single year and underestimate what they can accomplish in 10 years. --Tony Robbins -- 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! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
