At 3:48 PM -0500 1/9/2003, Linda Hutcheson wrote: >Before I call OWC and return this card I thought I'd see if anyone on >the list might have some suggestions. I'm running an 8500, 768MB RAM, 9G >HD, OS 9.1. I am replacing a Sonnet Crescendo 300 with a 500/512 card. > >Although I followed instructions right down the line the new card won't >work. I even cleaned the connections. I get no start up chime, even >though I can heard the hard drive start up. Replaced the old card and >had to start up with extensions off. I ran Norton's disk doctor and >restarted. Everything is fine now. > >What are the chances I have a bad card? Would a dying pram battery >contribute to the problem? Or does the date/time reset to 1956 when you >press the cuda button?
A common problem is not seating the card in far enough. There are two rows of pins on these cards and after inserting into the first row it can feel like it's all the way in. If you look down at the bottom of the processor card, you should see little or none of the edge connector contacts if it's fully seated. Another clue is that the keying gap between pins should be completely filled . It may feel like you are pushing too hard but it (probably) isn't. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- 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
