>Recently, I've been asked to repair two Power Mac 8500s that power up but >fail to boot. On each machine, there's no boot sound, there's no launch from >the hard drive (it spins briefly and then stops), and the monitor remains >black. > >I've checked the motherboard batteries (3.6-volt lithium) and they're both >good. Am I dealing in each case with a bad power supply? > >Any suggestions and repair advice would be appreciated. > >Joe Braddy >Winter Haven, FL
I have one that went bad after it got to the desktop - no restart sound/video. I connected a spare 7500 power supply on top so the connectors would reach the 8500's. It restarted with a the familiar "gong" and the video came up. I am toying with the idea of adapting an ATX power supply. XLR8yourmac has the article in its archives. Charlie -- 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
