Hi all you Supermacers! I realize this is an OT post, but I have found this list to be exceptionally toleratant and also exceptionally broad, therefore I'm hoping for a pointer to some other ore appropriate place to get help.
First off, lemme explain that I've got a house full of Macs, everything from a 128K original to a G4 tower and most stuff in between. Of course the reason I'm on the SM list is due to the S900 and J700 I have :-) Currently my kids are using slot-loading iMacs, so I've got 5 of them in the house. In a nutshell, I've a problem with a slot-loading 400MHz iMac. All of a sudden, it wont startup. When applying power to the machine, the screen stays dark, I can hear the disk attempt to spin up for about 2 seconds, and then click click click click. That's it. No chime. It sounded to me like a crashed hard drive, so I replaced that with a brand new one. Same problem. I tried unplugging everything from the IDE controller (DVD rom and hard drive), same problem. I tried removing and swapping DIMMs, same problem. I'm thinking maybe there is a power supply problem here, but don't know enough about these machines. I'm looking to the list for a tip on where I can go to find folks knowledgable about the HW on these machines. Perhaps someone can give some tips about where I can check the votltages on the power supply, or any other suggestions. Anyway, sorry to bother you with the OT post, but I'm hoping for a coupla good tips from some knowledgeable folks. -DWass -- 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
