Number i might be the battery is dead or weak. Bill
Telcontar wrote: > > Two things that have bugged me for a while: > > i. Why do StarMaxen periodically refuse to switch on? Every so often, mine > won't turn on - somewhere between the start-up chime and Open Firmware > initialising (I've set mine to use the keyboard and screen), the machine > locks up. You can make it come on by either leaving it off for long enough > (how long, I don't know), or by switching it off at the wall socket and on > again, and then pressing the power key. > > Back when my university had 3000/200s, I often found ones that would refuse > to come on like this, so it seems to be a problem with the power circuitry > and someone might know why. > > ii. Why does Mac OS 9.1 take an age to start up on mine? Between the desktop > picture being presented, and the desktop icons being shown, the amount of > time that elapses is far greater than it was for 8.5.1, and I want to know > what it thinks its doing all that time. (I forget whether the clean install > of 9.0.4 did this, or whether it was only the 9.1 upgrade) > > *shrugs* > > Just in case anyone else has experienced these and knows why. > > -- > StarMax is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ > / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > StarMax list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/starmax.html> > --> 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/starmax%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com -- StarMax is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> StarMax list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/starmax.html> --> 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/starmax%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
