At 2:58 AM -0600 10/30/02, Peter Chastain wrote: >Howdy - > >I recently picked up a 5400 cheap (shipping cost more than the unit). >The problem, and why it was so cheap - it won't boot. All that comes >up is the 'No disk' screen (flashing floppy). Any suggestions? I've >tried booting from an OS 8 and OS 9 cd respectively, to no avail. I >downloaded the 7.5.3 image from Apple, bu that only contains the >installer. PRAM reset works, I get the chime et al. Don't know what >else to do. Any tips/hints/help will be greatly appreciated. All I >can think of is to yank it apart and try to install an OS on the HDD, >but that really isn't an option since I don't have anything to put the >HDD into to do this. Got an iMac DV 400 and a Wallstreet as well.
Since you cannot boot from a cd, I suggest you check your internal connections. There may be a 1 floppy boot disk available for System 7.5.3 or 7.5.5. Look for a 'Tools' or 'Disk Tools' image. -- Wade Tinney -- 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:pci-powermacs@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:pci-powermacs-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:pci-powermacs-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
