Hi Tim, Just a long shot, while you wait to hear from the serious hardware fixers on this list.
Which monitor do you have hooked up to the machine? This sound like a monitor responding to a resolution it is not capable of displaying. When you reboot, and zap the PRAM, it resets to the default resolution, but then the Monitors Control Panel would load and set it back to something it can not handle. The older monitor would be a lot more likely to have that problem. Try going through the following steps (you mentioned earlier) > To get out of this mode I have to do the three-finger reboot and > immediately press the option-command-P-R to zap PRAM three times and > then hold down the shift key to reboot with extensions off when it > completes its boot up fine. As soon as it boots, open the Monitors Control Panel and verify that it is set to a resolution the monitor can handle. Something from the "Recommended" assortment. This might help, or it might not do a thing! Nancy -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> 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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
