Dan wrote:
>At 08:02 PM -0500 04/01/2003, jc wrote: >> My brother has a PM7300/200, OS 9.1, 224 MB ram. Apparently he is >>now getting a bus error upon start up. HD spins up, smiley Mac shows >>up then the Bus Error message pops up and the HD spins down. It will >>boot via CD. >> >> He has run TechTool Pro 3.0.9 and DiskWarrior and everything >>comes up clean. >> >> I instructed him to open the case and check for loose DIMMs or >>anything else, for that matter. So far nothing is working. Any ideas, >>folks? > >Exactly when during the boot does the error occur? Before the ext >crawl? During? While the Finder is coming up? Before extensions begin to load. >What about booting with extensions off? Doesn't work. As I said, the HD spins up, the smiley mac comes up, the bus error message appears, and the HD spins down. No welcome to Mac OS, no extensions crawl, no nothing. Unfortunately, my brother lives 200 miles from me so I'm troubleshooting this problem long distance. :( I called him and told him to zap the PRAM. We shall see... John -- 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
