David R. wrote: ><snip> > >To be sure, I enabled Memory Testing again in the Control Panel. Shut down, >waited. Started up and the problem re-occurs. Then I Disabled Memory >Testing once more, Shut down, waited, and start up. Problem goes away. > >So it appears that for whatever reason, having Memory Testing Enabled/ON is >what is causing the problem with my ide drives booting up from a cold start. >So the question now is, why do I have this problem with Memory Testing On? > ><snip> >Dave > > > > Have you tested your memory? The prom (Open Firmware) runs a memory test from cold-boot to check the mem - 45 secs or so of black screen w/784 meg and two 604e/200. If you cmd-ctl-power or wait or turn off startup tests - as you've found - it will boot normally. I know from experience that a bad stick of ram will cause it to hang indefinately. Do you have something scsi to boot from - or a boot floppy or CD that would eliminate the ata card from the equation and let you determine if the firmware is finding fault with the memory?
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