On 4/1/03 19:02, "jc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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? > > TIA, > > John
Does the 7300 have a firewire PCI card installed? Machine wouldn�t boot; it would get to the first system extension ( the hardware check) and the then crash with a address error or a bus error. I had the same issue with mine until I did a forced upgrade to 9.2.2 -- J. Blanton Austin TX 78745 -- 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
