Being a newbie to this list myself - I will take a stab at this one... Make sure there is not a floppy in the machine. If one of the kids stuck a PC formatted floppy disk in it, the machine will try to boot from the floppy and will give you the question mark.
You can extract an errant diskette by inserting a straightened paperclip in the tiny hole next to it and pushing. Hope this helps. - Jimmy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I am writing for my mother who has a problem that I hope somebody can help me > iron out. She has a supermac c500 that she uses in her classroom. Recently > she got the infamous flashing question mark on start-up. I have been to the > Apple site and based on their advice tried starting the machine w/o > extensions, and resetting the PRAM... no change. Based on the messages on > this list I suspect the HD has simply died. I would, however, like to be > sure. Her school district has been unable to find the start-up software for > the machine. What would be the best way to proceed? Is there a way to get > another set of system software for this machine? What OS was this system > shipped with? Is there a way to test the HD without booting from the system > software disk (CD?)? Thanks for your time, the kiddies will appreciate it! > > -- > 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:supermacs@;mail.maclaunch.com> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:supermacs-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:supermacs-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> > Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com -- 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:supermacs@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:supermacs-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:supermacs-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
