Been there, done that. The only thing I didn't do was that fancy "short circuit" procedure that Apple (!) recommends for installing an internal HDD bigger than 4 Gig. I will get by with an external SCSI setup - gosh, everything works faster than it did when the IDE bus was 'healthy' (No, I don't remember the article # for Apple, but it sure is weird.) Best George
--- Brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > try holding the reset > keys for 9 or 10 PRAM-reset cycles? (if you can get > that many on a 3400- > for some reason, I can only get 2 or 3 cycles on my > 1400, unlike desktops). > > With successive resets (keys held continuously) on > desktops anyway there's > different levels of PRAM reset going on- it takes 5 > or 7 reboots or > something to fully reset all the info. > > This sounds JUST like what I had on those desktops > with bootable ZIP disks > that messed up reboots without a Zip > installed/hooked up. > > B __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.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! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
