Perhaps you have sent it back and folk are right that it is looking like a faulty upgrade. But I recall having trouble when fiddling about with an upgrade (not your brand) This is what finally got me success after similar blank screen stuff: I got up the extension manager when I could and chose base OS and added a couple of important extensions one for the upgrade, saved this extension set and set it to be the next startup configuration. I then did my thing with the upgrade (never mind that it was fiddling with the jumpers for clockspeed/bus settings). And bingo... Better try this if you have the chance. (To sum up: put in old card, do above, put in new card, press firmly and cuda and all that stuff, and fire up and see?)
Just one other thing: they say that upgrades are fussy with Ram sticks, if above suggestions don't work, pull some RAM and try with less, rotate etc etc) Have I missed your OS? You using 8.6 or 9 or 9.1? I know nothing about higher and I would at least try one of these. David Elmo > Subject: [PCI] 8500 and Sonnet Upgrade > From: Phil Marlow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hey, > > Sorry if this is OT but I didn't feel it was necessary to join another list > just for one question (assuming that it is OT). > > I have an 8500 series w/ 256MB RAM, 5Gb Hard Disk etc etc.. > > I have just bought a Sonnet G3/400 Upgrade card for it, for which I followed > all the instructions when installing (it was new and sealed beforehand) - > Once the installation was finished (and after I had removed the L2 Cache and > Pressed the CUDA) I switched her back on and...Nothing. > > The hard disks seem to spin up and some other stuff happens, but I get > nothing on the screen and No chime. > > ...So, I go to troubleshooting section in the Manual and it says to reseat > the card (which I tried), and remove the L2 Card (which I already did), so I > slam the old 180MHz card back in there and it works fine..... I put the G3 > back in and.... Nothing. > > I really have no clue what to do. I'm told I can return it and get a refund > but I want to make absolutely sure that I can't get it working before I do > anything like that. > > Cheers, > > Phil -- 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
