>Keith Wiley wrote: >I have an 8500/120 that has me stumped. When I try to power it up it chimes >but that's all (hard drive is spinning). The odd thing is when I shut it >down (via the power button) and then boot it up again, it works fine. >Stable, no crashes. If I shut down and let it sit for 5 minutes or more, >then I get the chime and blank screen again. [snip]
>If this is a power supply issue, are there any machines that I can >interchange them with (specifically a 7300 or a 7500)? > What needs to be checked include the PRAM battery, CUDA switch reset (if you've pulled out and reseated the processor), or reset the motherboard. It will be less of a hassle to sunstitute a another 8500 (or 9500) power supply than it is to swap a desktop's power supply (different form factor). Charlie -- 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
