Hi Norman. This sounds like a similar experience that I had. I concluded it was a power supply problem. I took it to a local mac shop, and asked them to verify my suspicions.
They partially dismantled the unit to test the drive in another mac, put it back together, and couldn't get it to restart. They also concluded the power supply was bad (though they did not check it with a volt meter). I opened it up, and found that the battery was missing. I asked for it and put the battery back in, did a restart and -- low and behold -- everything worked fine. My conclusion is that there was a cable or card somewhere that was not seated properly, and was accidentally fixed during the process of checking the power supply. So, pop open your case, and wiggle and re-seat all the cards and cables. Do the same for the external cables. Maybe that will fix it. Norman wrote at 10:34 AM 01/05/2004: >I posted a message about this problem about 2 weeks ago and received several >suggestions -- but have been unsuccessful in getting my SM 5000 250 back in >service. > >About a month ago, the machine (vintage 1997) conked out -- I could hear the >chime and the HD spinning, but black screen. I was advised to install a new >battery. > >I installed a new battery, pressed the cuda button with the power cord >plugged in (did this several times) and pressed the start button. I can hear >the chime and the spinning of the hard disk. Then, with the computer >running, I attached the monitor cable. The light on the monitor turns green >for a few seconds, then turns amber -- the sleep mode. I do not see the >smiling mac or anything else. The screen is black. > >I tried holding down shift-option-command-delete with Disk Warrior in the CD >drive (which spins and accepts a disk). I have also tried zapping the p-ram. > >I know the monitor is OK (it is attached to the G4 I am using in order to >post this message). I have a hunch that the problem involves a connection >between the SM and the monitor. > >Suggestions are welcome. > >OS 9.1, 128 ram, 30 GB HD, ethernet card, USB card. > > > > > >-- >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 Michael Welch ------------------------ "All power rests on hierarchy: an army is nothing but a well-organized lynch mob." Edward Abbey Michael Welch, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Home Power magazine www.homepower.com To reach me: 707-822-7884 To reach Home Power: 800-707-6585 -- 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
