At 11:52 PM +0000 12/28/2002, SimPanda wrote: >I have a Quadra 840AV that I found one day on my way home from work. I >brought it home, hooked it up to my monitor and keyboard, and found it >worked just fine. I decided to do a few upgrades on it by adding memory >and filling the vram slots. Since then I can not get it to start up >again. When I try to start it, I get no chime, just a blank gray screen >with the cursor in the upper left hand corner. >Here's a list of what I've tried to remedy the problem with no results: >I removed all of the upgrades I added except for one simm that I know is >good. No go. >I tried starting up from a system floppy. No go. Just the blank gray >screen with the cursor that won't move. >I tried starting up from an original Quadra 840AV system CD. See above. >I replaced the PRAM battery with a brand new one. No good even after I >have left it without a battery overnight. >I tried zapping the PRAM. >I have checked all of my cables numerous times, and all seem to be >seated solidly. >I have no external SCSI items connected to the machine. > >Right now my biggest fear is that I may have damaged the motherboard >with static, even though I was very careful. >But I must admit I had one hell of a time getting everything aligned >properly each time I put the motherboard back. Is this something other >Quadra 840AV owners have experienced? Is there anything I can do to fix >it?
If you are stuck on a gray screen then the startup disk is not an issue, it's not getting that far. Best guess is that some of the VRAM is either mis-seated, wrong or bad. Also possibly the RAM is also in similar straights. Start by removing the RAM you added. If that doesn't help then remove the added VRAM. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- 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/> --> 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]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
