>Greg wrote: > >>In my recently aquired PTP I have been having a problem ... > >This machine will not warm reboot.
>Presumably from either keyboard command (command, control, startup key >depressed simultaneously) or the front panel restart button, right ? Right. Or with the command key and enter, or the selection in the special menu. Gray screen with the cursor freezing in about 3-5 seconds after appearing. I've read that this could indicate a SCSI problem. > >" I always have to to a forced >>power-down (not good for the finder or system software) and, I can't >>get it to fire up consistently form another hard-drive >>(command-option-shift-delete)" > >Check for more than one device containing a termination jumper. Ok. > >> I put a gig 'o ram in it, try it with only 4 dimms in either bank A or >>B,ie, not interleaved Is this a last resort, or is there a sequence to try? Does the PTP not like interleaved memory (w/ a stock 225 processor)? > >What am I missing? > >Might be something as simple as a loose connection on the reset switch, >especially if you've been into the giblets a few times. Even if all the reset methods result in the same outcome? I'll look just to cover as many bases as I can. > >Just out of curiosity, what's the date on the menu bar ? Current. I put in a new (tested good) PRAM battery. Old one was original 1996. > >Cheers...Michael > Thanks Michael. I have also found that the UMAX scanner I have hooked to the outside SCSI needs to be terminated, which didn't matter to the 7600 this machine is replacing, so I'll be switching places between it and the ZIP with internal termination. And using the newly found and printed out jumper information (and 100 white jumpers) for all the HD's I have. TTFN, Greg -- 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>
