Spencer wrote: >I have recently acquired a PB180 with a PowerLogix G3/233 upgrade board. It >has OS 9.1 installed and from what I can tell the correct PowerLogix G3 >Driver. > >It has a 2 GB HD; CD-ROM drive; zip 100, non-working Jazz drive (do I need >to keep this in for scsi termination?); ethernet, video and usb cards in the >PCI slots. > >The first few times I started it up I was able to get to the desktop and >even launch internet explorer, but as soon as I tried to down load anything, >the machine would crash. > >Now the machine does some of the following: > >1) It will boot up to the desktop, but opening any folder will cause it to >freeze. > >2) It will get to the desktop, but if I try to open the extensions manager >it will freeze. > >3) Sometimes it doesn't get past the initial boot and freezes on a blank >generic blue screen ( without showing the drive or any files -- just the >blue embossed OS logo. > >I have tried booting from a CD, but holding down the "C" key during startup >doesn't seem to have any effect.
Some common troubleshooting tips. 1. Zap pram, which stores information included in the startup process, and which can become corrupted by inadvertant shutdown. Cmnd-Opt-P-R keys held down at startup, let machine bong twice, then release. 2. Rebuild desktop, which stores info about organization of files on the HD. Cmnd-opt keys held down during startup sequence. answer yes when dialogue box pops up asking if you want to rebuild desktop. 3 Hold down shift key at startup to disable extensions at startup. Useful if there is an extension conflict. Some functions won't work if extensions are disabled, by if machine operates otherwise normally, you likely have an extension conflict. 4. Open system folder, go to preferences and dump 'finder' preference in trash, then restart. Try the above if you haven't already done so. Also, you can remove the Jaz drive, it shouldn't effect the termination issue. Cheers...Michael -- 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:powercomputing@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:powercomputing-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:powercomputing-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
