on 7/16/02 10:55 AM, Scott Gerber at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Scorch marks on the MoBo are not good, even little ones, are they? I think I may have a culprit. On the back edge of the board, just in line with the top PCI slot there is a small scorch mark beside one of the little doozerizers or whatever they are. Are boards (readily) available for this box (PowerTowerPro 180) or should I part it out? Will the fatty 1 mg cache run in a PCI Mac? How about the Twin Turbo Card? -- All the best, R.A. Cantrell
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Still getting the blackscreen. I know the Video Card is good. The machine >> powers up, but no chime. I tried a 132 mg CPU out of a Mac and got the car >> crash. The 180 CPU does not get the car crash, so I'm guessing it's good. >> I've pulled the cache, and I've put it back in, no change. I've tried with >> zero ram, the ram found in the machine, and two 16 mg for sure good FPM >> sticks, no change. I've re-set the Cuda (10 second holddown) at each >> juncture, no change. I've tried several different batteries (none >> certifiable, no change). I'm fairly persuaded that it is a solvable problem >> and that the hardware is not the culprit, only operator ignorance. Still >> looking for help. Newbie and a day, >> -- >> All the best, >> R.A. Cantrell > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Regarding your blackscreen, > > Have you tried a different monitor? What is your video adapter situation? > Is it possible you are using one that has failed? Also, have you tried > putting the card in a different slot? Are you sure the card is seated > propertly in the slot? > > One last thing; since I upgraded my PTP225 with a Sonnet G4/450 (which I > love-major speed improvement over the original 225 card) my (two) monitors > won't start-up from a cold system start for about 5 minutes, or unless I > reboot a second time. > > Best of luck, > > > -------------------------------------------- > Scott Gerber Design > voice: (505) 466-9333 > fax: (505) 466-3422 > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > address: 33 Alondra Road, Santa Fe, NM 87508 > > -- 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>
