>> Hi all. I recently picked up one of the very budget-priced C500's off of >> eBay. However, I cannot get it to boot. When I turn it on, the power light >> comes on, but that's all. No chime and I can't even get into OF! Anybody >> have any ideas? Thanks. >> >> jess
When I got my C500 new 5+ years ago, it wouldn't start up either. I was quite dismayed, even if I had just bought a Mac for under $1000. After a few tech calls, the problem ended up being the memory I had installed by the reseller when I bought it. One of the RAM chips was just ever so slightly loose and the computer wouldn't start up. I can't remember the exact symptoms from that long ago -- that would require more RAM than my brain has -- but you might just try removing any extra memory and reinserting it in the slots. Of course this won't help if you only have the 16MB of soldered on RAM Eric A. -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
