Have you tried resetting PRAM? Techtool is probably the best way to do this.
-- Joshua On 12/14/04 8:38 AM, "Brian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi all; > > I'm setting up a new-to-me 8500 for a family member. It came with > 8.5.1, 156 RAM, original 1 gig drive. > Functional status unknown. 156 RAM. > > I pulled the HD, saw an IDE sticker, bought it an IDE drive, then > realized what it had in it was a Fireball SCSI with a Fireball IDE > sticker. .sigh. I should have checked LEM 8500 pages first. > > Anyway either with the original installed 8.5.1 HD and system, or > with a the internal drive formatted and reinstalled with 8.5: I > can't boot with extensions enabled. > > With extensions enabled, even on a formatted drive and clean minimal > system, with a normal boot the finder locks up upon loading. I can > make it display a "finder cannot load due to lack of memory" if I > have 8.5 minimal system loaded. If I disable some unneeded > extensions, I just get a finder freeze, no white crash box, no error > message. This is a clean install onto a formatted disk. > > When I boot with extensions disabled, I get a normal finder, system > reports 156 megs RAM available. The memory cdev is set to have 1 meg > of disk used for virtual memory. > > Bad RAM? Some known extension issue with the 8500? The RAM is a > brand I don't know, so it could be flaky. It's a pain to get at this > mainboard and I've not had time to start swapping modules yet. > > Bad processor? I have a G3 card for it, that could be easier to put > in than messing with the RAM. > > I've started disabling extensions from the "minimal" set, but haven't > completely finished testing. > > Thoughts welcome. My goal is to get this shipped to arrive at my > father's place before the holiday, so I can move his files across- > without trying to do that over the phone.... I wanted to update the > HD but I'm not sure I can find either a Mac capable IDE controller, > or a new SCSI drive, in time. > > Recommendations on easily found IDE cards for 8.5 or 9.1 welcome. IS > there something likely to be on the shelf at Circuit City or other > easy place? I guess I'm only 1.5 days shipping away from OWC, I > could just order online. Are there boot issues with IDE controller > cards and 8500's? I'd want to boot from the IDE drive. > > And of course I wanted to put 9.1 on, and I cannot find my 9.1 installer CD... > > Thanks for help; > > Brian > > -- 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/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
