>> That's the classic "Sad Mac" tone. My Duos tend to make it now and then.
Do you have any way of booting off a floppy? My 6214 TV Mac's HD randomly died a couple weeks ago and I ended up having to format it in a PC, then move it back to the Mac where it formatted fine and has worked great ever since. Scott Holder >> I do have the dock, but after booting off the Disk Tools floppy, and trying Disk First Aid, it still doesn't see the HD on the bus. Don't these little drives have odd ball connectors, to be putting in a PC, let alone putting it in a full size Mac? >> That sounds like the chimes of death. Were they kind of sour notes that= would belong in a funeral? My 540C makes that sound from time to time. I= just yank out both batteries and the adaptor and hold down the apple,= option, ctrl and power buttons for a few seconds and then boot the sucker= again. Disconnecting all power from it is the main thing, though I think.= It also might be wise to walk away from it for a minute or two while it= is disconnected. This gives you both a chance to breathe and lessens the= chance of an airborn powerbook. ;) God Bless, Rick >> I can't remember the exact tones at this time...I have never heard them on any of my Macs, and haven't heard it since the one time on the Duo. I will try your suggestions concerning the batteries and the "apple, option, ctrl and power buttons" method. I assume that I am to remove the backup battery, as well?? This has been quite frustrating, as now I have finally came across several good batteries, but now the Duo won't cooperate. I'm still not to the point of flying lessons for it. If it was a PC, it would probably be in the trash by now...even though I like PC's as well. Thanks guys... Oscar __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience http://launch.yahoo.com -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
