On Fri, 7 Jun 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Message-Id: <l03130300b925dfd34875@[209.52.51.15]> > In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2002 20:13:52 -0800 > From: "Michael S. Macdonald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Power Tower(??) Power Supply/No Monitor > > Charles wrote... > >I've looked high and low for the solution to this problem. I thank > >everyone that this is an active PCC mailing list. > > > >My dad's old Power Computing machine recently died. No sound, no > >response, no fans. He brought it over for me to fix. I have no idea what > >type it is. It's a large tower (bigger than a PowerCenter 150), > >motherboard says 1995, and I think it's around 200MHz (hard to check now). > > > >I got a new power supply for it. I now have to use the power supply's > >reset switch to turn the machine on. The only thing missing is the 5-pin > >connector that goes right next to the P8 and P9 connectors on the > >motherboard. I assume that's a Mac/Mac-clone thing. > > > >The computer starts up with its "bong" noise and appears to be running. > >I can hear all the normal sounds but I can't tell if the HD is spinning > >because it's right up against the power supply. > > > >The only problem is that nothing will show up on the monitor! I've tried > >plugging the monitor into the monitor port, the SuperMac card, and the > >monitor port without the SuperMac card in. Nothing. No flicker or > >anything. I can hear the dang thing running. > > > >I've heard on usenet that the battery could be a problem. Where is the > >battery? Also, where is the battery on a PowerCenter/PowerCurve so I can > >trade? > > Oh boy...a mystery ship ! > > If that unit has 6 PCI slots, and they're on the motherboard, it's a > PowerTowerPro, the 'largest' tower PCC made. > > OTOH, the 'Supermac' card, lack of video if the pram battery is kaput, no > name brand and fact that it is so old it belongs to your father suggests > it's a 'nubus' Power 100 or 120. > http://www.macgurus.com/shoppingcart/obj_show_page.cgi?mbpcpower100.html > > On the Power 100/120 the battery is under the power supply (see > confidential mobo daigrahm at above URL). The battery is a standard 3.6v > Lithium 1/2 AA, the same as on the PowerCenter which is located just above > the cache dimm. > > Cheers...Michael > > Keep us informed of your progress ! Well, that did it! I just grabbed the battery out of the PowerCenter and popped it in. The SuperMac card shows garbled video, but it still is something. The normal video output, however, works perfectly. I would've tried this earlier but the batteries are really hard to find. Now to find a way to mount the power switch from the new power supply... Thanks! Charles -- 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>
