John, Start up from a system software install disk. Any one of them will work as long as it boots from it. When you get to the desktop, look for your hard drive icon somewhere on the desktop. If it is not there, it's my bet that the hard drive is hosed. Sorry to be the bearer of bad tidings. (You do have a backup, right?) John
On 9/9/03 5:41 PM, "jgold" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi: > > One day my trusty SM3000 wouldn't start. Pressing the power button > produced nothing. > > Having read this list, I knew it was the battery. > > I purchased a replacement battery, plugged it in, plugged in all my > cables that I had removed, pressed the CUDA switch and sure enough, it > started -- sort of. > > The hard drive spins for a second, then stops. Nothing appears on the > screen (it is lit, but I can see it's not getting a signal). > > I tried booting from a CD, but it doesn't even get to the point where > it's looking for a startup disk. > > I'm stumped -- any suggestions? > > John > > Custom Communications > Web site design > 145 Newbury St., 3rd Floor > Portland, ME 04101 > (207) 771-5510 > www.desktoppub.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
