Paul Stamsen wrote: >Anyone out there have any further ideas? Should I get another MB? > I've checked the HD and it seems OK. > > With or without the hd, no further action . The monitor flashed once >on startup, coincident with the Ka-chonghg, and I do not hear >anything from the floppy drive, when I tried starting up from that >with the hd disconnected. > >I also tried starting from a CD. No luck with either the C-key or >with shift-option-command-delete. > >The three-finger salute fails, as does the pram-zap, but the startup >button on the keyboard works. I can't think of anything els yet. > >thnx for everything, > >paul > > Have you already checked the power supply? If it's good, you could try unplugging the 8500 and removing the PRAM battery overnight to let the board hard reset. That solved a similar though intermittent problem I was having with my 9600 after installing a PC Card.
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