WooHoo! You boys is SMART! Thanks. Pulled that chip and now I get a monitor that works... Still no start-up chime or system start up... My hard drives do seem to be spinning up though.
So, should I just replace this chip? What exactly do I look for? Expensive? Can I get a "better" one? Ya'll are lifesavers! Thanks so much, Tony "Michael S. Macdonald" wrote: > >I was about to suggest that, but Anthony's saying the drives dont spin up, > >not that he hears, and I dont believe a bad cache would "reach that far > >back" in the start up process to keep a drive from spinning up. > > > >Still, nothing to lose at this point - yank that sucker out! > > > >Michael Russo > > Yeah Michael, that part seemed odd...but he exchanged the power supply > (nice to have a spare) > and the 'energy saver' screen mode sounds a lot like the grey screen > symptom common to cache failure. > > Cheers...Michael > > -- > Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> > 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]> > List archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! > <http://www.applelinks.com> -- Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> 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]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
