Re: G4 Cube and Quicksilver

2011-12-04 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Dec 3, 2011, at 4:01 PM, John Carmonne wrote: On Dec 3, 2011, at 1:39 AM, Roger Faulkner wrote: I recently acquired a Cube, tower 2 monitors through a freebee day at one of the Mac forums I frequent. Free except for fairly hefty shipping. Everything powers up but only to the

Re: G4 Cube and Quicksilver

2011-12-04 Thread John Carmonne
On Dec 4, 2011, at 6:41 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Dec 3, 2011, at 4:01 PM, John Carmonne wrote: That sounds like a loose video card or missing RAM. No, actually it doesn't. The flashing question mark is quite explicit: no bootable system can be found. This could be from a bad

Re: G4 Cube and Quicksilver

2011-12-03 Thread Mac User #330250
-- Original message -- Subject: G4 Cube and Quicksilver Date:Saturday, 03. December 2011 From:Roger Faulkner rfaulkne...@gmail.com To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Everything powers up but only to the point of the dreaded flashing '?'. Does this indicate a need for

Re: G4 Cube and Quicksilver

2011-12-03 Thread John Carmonne
On Dec 3, 2011, at 1:39 AM, Roger Faulkner wrote: I recently acquired a Cube, tower 2 monitors through a freebee day at one of the Mac forums I frequent. Free except for fairly hefty shipping. Everything powers up but only to the point of the dreaded flashing '?'. Does this indicate a

Re: G4 Cube and Quicksilver

2011-12-03 Thread Ashgrove
Roger, There is the possibility that everything is OK but there is no operating system installed. Try booting it from an OS X DVD. Cubes are delicate creatures, and events such as shipping can mess up their internal connections. I had the same experience with a Cube I got from a fellow swapper