Hello, I don't know if this is the correct forum (list) for this, so don't hesitate to steer me to the right one.
I was first called in to solve a noisy fan problem on a PPC 6500/250. The teacher said the fan was bad. 1. I got startup chord after punching Power button. Monitor stayed dark. I got an amber preStart glow but no green ON. Not Contrast or Brightness problem. 2. At this point teacher said, "Oh yeah, sometimes it won't come on at all. Othertimes it does work. But the fan is always noisy." I tried for Shut Down "Beep" by punching Power. No "Beep" and no shutdown. Can shut down only by turning power source off. 3. I checked out fan noise by disconnecting fan; noise disappeared. I hooked up a known good monitor to check other problem. Still amber but no green. 4. Tried to start up the computer with Norton Utilities. Still nothing. At this point my repair CD suggests replacing the Video-Out Card. Why would it be the Video Out Card instead of the Audio-Monitor Connection Subassembly? Next after that suggestion is this suggestion: Pull all DRAM DIMMs; replacing them one-by-one and trying Startup on each replacement.. Couldn't I do that before replacing either of the other two parts? Can someone suggest something here? Is one of the three latter steps more logical than the other two? Jim -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:quadlist@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:quadlist-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:quadlist-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
