k wrote : > > A bad pram battery can produce such effects or a loose or bad scsi > cable, did you add any drives ? A bad pram battery seems to be able > to make almost any symptoms, bombing while extensions load etc. > change the battery & then remove all the RAM and scsi - attachments > one by one ? If one disk or player is bad it happened that it halted > the process, Zapp the Pram will reset the monitor settings - that can > also produce a black screen - but maybe the startup would continue > then ? > kenta ============ Do not thing that it is the PRAM. Batt volt. is OK & bad PRAM can produce a black screen but syst. loading would continue, at least that's what I have seen in the past... But as has been already said, I will check RAM. And your remark concerning a problem on the SCSI chain stopping system loading is well taken. I will be checking this also. Keep your ideas coming... Really helpful people here :-) Thanks, JCT And speaking of Mac people being helpful, here is a nice Christmas story concerning Mac people :
Apple users take a bite out of crime -------------------- By Christine Tatum Tribune staff reporter December 13, 2002, 9:45 AM CST Had it not been for an angry and determined band of Macintosh users, Christmas might have ruined the holidays for more computer sellers using eBay. Melvin Christmas, that is, according to police. Markham police on Thursday charged the 38-year-old local man with two counts of forgery for allegedly bilking thousands of dollars from eBay users. Police said Christmas confessed and that more charges are forthcoming. "I've never seen anything like it," Markham police Sgt. Jim Knapp said of the Apple computer users nationwide whose teamwork led police to Christmas. "They have this strong bond that's about a lot more than their computers." More here: http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/chi-021214appletech,1,293172.story -- 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
