Good call, Sherman. I took the internal SCSI from one of the 8500s and put it in the other, and the Mac booted like a charm. Now I think the problem I have with the "donor" 8500 is a poorly seated processor card. Thanks for the tip. I feel like I'm finally making some progress.
Joe > From: Sherman Chen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "PCI PowerMacs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 23:27:35 -0700 > To: "PCI PowerMacs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [PCI] Power but no boot from a Power Mac 8500 > > Yup. The Internal SCSI cable. When I got my 8100, I have a feeling > that's the problem because there a sticker in front saying it'll boot > with floppy. So, I figure it must be something with the SCSI cable > (my 8100 doesn't have a CD-ROM - otherwise, you can try booting from > CD-ROM, just hold down the C key when starting up the Mac). > > Sherman > > On Sat, 29 May 2004 21:48:09 -0400, Joe Braddy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> >> Thanks. Replacing the SCSI cable (I assume you're talking about the internal >> SCSI cable) is something I haven't tried yet. >> >> Joe >> >>> From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Reply-To: "PCI PowerMacs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 15:41:44 GMT >>> To: "PCI PowerMacs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Subject: Re: [PCI] Power but no boot from a Power Mac 8500 >>> >>> >>> I have this happen to me when I bought a old 8100. Everything looks >>> fine except it won't boot. Turn out the SCSI cable is bad. Replace >>> the cable, and everything's working. >>> >>> I have a IIci that won't boot, but that's because the Motherboard's fried. >>> >>> Sherman >>> --------- >>> I have a IIci motherboard that I bought on Ebay and never used, I also have >>> a >>> full IIci computer w/o monitor or keyboard that I don't use. 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