Hi all! I'm just resubscribed today after being away from this list for nigh on 6 months... Couldn't stay away! ;-) (Please excuse this double post to the PCI-PowerMacs list if you are over there too...)
I've got a PTP200 w/ a Daystar/Apple 200MHz 604e dual processor upgrade soon to be tasked to Linux... I hadn't plugged in the PowerTower Pro 200MP for a few months. Last time I booted it, it ran great. Now, however, I plug it in, turn it on, and get a chime. But no video. I checked to make sure the video card is seated (it is) and the cable is plugged in (it is). It can't be the monitor (I've tried 2, one of which is known-good -- it works on a PC). I can't even get it to zap the pram. I'll hold down apple-option-p-r and nothing happens, no reboot. The last time I had this problem it was because I had bad cache - the 1MB simm bit the dust. This time that can't be the cause; I don't have a cache simm installed (I do still have the bad simm in the closet though). (Thanks to Michael Macdonald for that timely bit of advice a while back!) I tried swapping CPUs back to the original 200MHz PCC card, no dice. Even pushed the Cuda (he he, JRStrong, anyone?), still no dice. HELP! Anyone have any ideas? I'm thinking dead PRAM battery... But can that cause zapping the PRAM to fail? I've run this machine before w/ a dead pram battery and had no trouble... Oh yeah, anyone running Linux know what the best distro for this machine is? I'm probably going to go w/ YDL 2.3 if no one says otherwise... Peace out, Drew -- Having graduated (with a physics BS :-P), I will be using the email address <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Please update your address book. <http://homepage.mac.com/alk/> "Anyone can fly, all you have to do is throw yourself at the ground and miss." -Douglas Adams, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy -- 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
