ON my PTP, when one of the RAM Dimms is not seated properly, It boots up with no video ... but there is no chime. Reseating the Dimms and the Cache Card (if you're running one) fixes that.
But, when pushing the restart button makes it work ... I owe this fix to Michael MacDonald ... RHB "Michael S. Macdonald" wrote: Go to control panels memory ...now... before you release the mouse button, hold down the option-command keys. An additional panel should open up at the bottom of the list entitled 'startup memory tests' that allows you to turn off the memory test, ie. every time you startup the computer checks to make sure the memory is ok. The more memory you put in, the longer it takes... turning off this check should solve the problem of having to restart. The reason the computer boots properly on restart is that the memory test is not invoked on restart...only on startup. If this works, you can post it to the group under "Thanks for the memory" and use the 30 seconds you've saved to address the next email I send you. Cheers...Michael **************************** Andy Barrus wrote: > > My brother in law just purchased a PTP 225. It boots up but there is no > video. Tried changing the battery but still no video. It has a video > card. Questions: Does this model come with VRAM on the motherboard? What > else should I try to get a video signal? > > Thanks, > > Andy > ____________ -- 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> --> 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]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
