Slow start-up on MDD FW800
Hi all, My FW800 is beginning to start up slowly. At first I'd get the gray start-up screen with the timer icon at the bottom but it would just keep going. Eventually I got the international no symbol (circle with a diagonal line). I have tried a different CPU, different hard drives, different busses, hard drives from other G4s and the best I can get now is a start-up lasting twice as long as normal. Any ideas? All the best, Hal -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Slow start-up on MDD FW800
Il giorno 23-07-2011 5:54, Hal ha scritto: Eventually I got the international no symbol (circle with a diagonal line). It could be POST (Power On Self Test, testing hardware at boot) is finding something wrong. Do you have Apple Hardware Test disc? I have tried a different CPU, different hard drives, different busses, hard drives from other G4s and the best I can get now is a start-up lasting twice as long as normal. Any ideas? Did you try different Ram sticks? Booting problem can be related to failing/bad Ram, IIRC. Once the start-up ends (in the best scenario), does the Mac works ok? If yes, then the motherboard should be fine. If not, motherboard could be the culprit maybe. Did you test the MDD HD in another Mac? Did you try to boot from optical media? (CD, DVD) Any difference? -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Slow start-up on MDD FW800
On Jul 22, 2011, at 10:54 PM, Hal wrote: Any ideas? Safe boot holding the Shift key, then restart normally. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
