harsh. On 12/23/05, Jeff Walther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 07:18:16 +0100 > >From: k <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >>>Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 02:45:02 -0500 > >>>From: "Greg Shafritz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >>>So far, I have tried the following, all without success: > >>> > >>>1. Replaced the PRAM battery with a brand new one > > >my 7600 did not make a sound at and did not start at all when the > >processorcard was not properly seated or when there was some small > >shortcircuit, the machine would "feel" that and turn off faster than > >the audible click. > >a bad pram battery did also produce absolutely NO life . in an older > >mac maybe 8160 or so. > > > First, LEARN TO SNIP YOUR QUOTED TEXT!!! You quoted my entire tome > of a response including the list footer (which is explicitly against > the list etiquette that you should have read when you signed up) when > you were only responding to maybe two sentences in my response. It > wouldn't be so bad if so many folks weren't too lazy to snip. > > Second, the 7600 and it's family are a different animal, but it's not > surprising this would come up, since the original poster put this on > PCI Macs instead of in 1st PowerMacs where it really belongs. The > CPU slot found in the 7600 and the rest of the x500/x600 family has > an odd dual height connector for the CPU. There are actually four > rows of pins in the connector. Two on each side, but then an upper > and a lower on each side. Either the upper or the lower (can't > remember at the moment) is entirely power and ground connections. > > If one fails to insert the CPU card all the way, one gets the power > and ground connections at the wrong level and this can cause all > kinds of shorts that would be bad for the computer, so there is some > protection built in. > > However, there is no such easy opportunity for short circuits in the > x100 family of machines. Of course you can still find ways to create > one, but nothing so easy as a partially inserted upgrade. > > Second, the original poster wrote in his message that he had already > tried a new PRAM battery, so I doubt that's the problem. However, > there's no real harm in your bringing it up again. And it let's me > show you an example of properly snipped text. See above. Teh only > relevant bit from the original poster's message is left above. The > rest has been ruthlessly snipped. > > Jeff Walther > > -- > 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:pci-powermacs@mail.maclaunch.com> > 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 >
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