Hello, Ken:
> >>My 6360 with NewerTech 400, OS 9.1, 30gig HD with three partitions, has > >>been set to "auto start" each morning for a couple of years. This morning > >>it hung up just as it was starting to display the desktop icons. > >> > >>Ran Disk Doctor which indicated problems with Apple DVD/CD preferences. > >>Got rid of them. Still have the same problem. > >> > >>The system will start properly as long as the OS 9.1 CD is in the drive. > >>Otherwise is hangs at the same point each time. > >> > >>Removed the Apple DVD/CD extension and system boots properly. However, > >>the CD Audio Player won't activate since the extension is missing. > >>Ken It could be that something (small) has gone wrong with your DVD/CD drive, or system software and the drive now needs a DVD/CD in it at start in order to not cause your machine to hang when starting. Here are my thoughts, in no particular order of importance. 1.) Just live with your system with the way it is, if you can remove the CD and use other CD/DVD's without the system giving trouble. 2.) See if other CD's in the drive will still allow startup. That would indicate the drive as the problem. 3.) If no other CD/DVD will allow startup, then maybe there is something on that CD that the drive/extension needs to boot up. I would imagine that this (obviously) is a _new_ problem and would indicate either the drive or the system software as the source of the problem. 4.) Change out your current CD/DVD drive with a _known_ good one, using the the version of the CD/DVD extension that you were using before. If the problem still exists, then the problem is likely a.) in the system software b.) in the system hardware. 5.) You may want to clear your PRAM. 6.) Check your drive cable and attachments. 7.) If you have made any changes to your system lately, remove them to your previous situation and check your SCSI number selection or your IDE/ATA master/slave jumpers on ALL of your drives to make sure they are properly setup. 8.) Try booting up with _only_ the CD/DVD driver enabled. If problem still exists, it's likely an extension conflict and you have a couple hours of easy, but boring work ahead of you to figure out which other extension is causing the problem. This should have been thought #1, but I always think from least likely to most likely. If you have added any extensions lately, disable them first. Whew! I'm exhausted! I hope that helps. Sincerely yours, Grizzlygiant -- 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
