I just went through a nightmare with my Mac after a surge blew out my power supply. It took awhile but I finally got it to bong, boot and stabilize. I suggest pulling the battery for a minute, put it back and reset the CUDA switch(make sure battery is good-a bad battery has given me grief in the past). You could even give it the option,Command, shift, delete (PRAM) for 3 or more times when you startup.
Reseating "everything" sometimes helps, if all else fails (RAM, processor, etc). If you think you have HD problems, disconnect all unnecessary devices. Keep it simple. Only CD rom and 1 Hard drive. Use all resources. I found Disk Warrior to help where others have failed but good thing to have all three (Tech Tool, Disk Doctor) and don't forget Disk aide which sometimes helps too when the others don't. Startup with one device: just hard drive or just CD rom. This sometimes clears the scsi bus for some reason, especially if you have mounting or boot problems with CD rom. Sometimes, it could be helpful to have a freshly installed hard drive to isolate the problems before you actually erase your hard drive. Doing a Clean install is a good idea once in awhile too. Erase your hard drive as a last resort. Usually, you don't have to do that. -- Pittsburgh, PA. 15237 backup e-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Signature: Specs: Beige G3 DT w/Motorola ZIF 466mhz processor running 9.2.2, OS 10.2, w/ 544MB RAM rev B rom. -- 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
