i believe this is because the system is testing the ram... i noticed that my 7600 took significantly longer to display the grey screen w/ the happy mac after i upgraded it from 80 mb to 208 mb.
i may be wrong though... if i am then somebody please correct me ;) cheers, noah putman On Thu, 2 Dec 2004, Ian Nixon wrote: > On my 8600, this happens, but if I restart it (CMD+CTRL+PWR), it starts > right up > > Ian > > On Dec 2, 2004, at 9:57 AM, Stacy Dunkle wrote: > > > With all the discussion a few weeks ago about how much a bad battery > > can affect a Mac, I was wondering if it could be the culprit of a > > small issue I have. > > > > On my 9600, after the power button is pressed, and the startup chime > > sounds and such, there's at least a minute, if not more, of hesitation > > before the screen comes up and everything starts loading. > > > > It has an Sonnet 800mhz G4 upgrade, 896MB ram, ATI Radeon 7000 video. > > Could the battery being on it's way out cause this, or is it a common > > thing when you have the upgrades, like the Radeon? Or, could the > > hesitation come from when the machine is testing the ram? > > > > -Stace > > > > > > -- > > 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 > > > > > -- > 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 > -- 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
