>Hello all, > >I'm new to this list but I've been on a few other LEM lists for awhile now. > >I picked up a C500/200 the other day that a school district was getting rid >of. Seems like a nice little machine if I could only get it working.
>Any hints or tips that might get this system running? I'm familiar with >some Power Computing clones and various Power Macs and all my tricks that >usually work on those aren't working on the C500. Maybe it's just dead, >fortunately I got it for cheap and if nothing else I can rescue some parts >out of it but I'd love to get it working. > >Thanks in advance for any suggestions. > >-- >John Impellizzeri To get mine to boot, I had to remove the IDE hard disk and CD ROM. Then I replaced the IDE drive and NOT the CD ROM. I ran it without any RAM as it has 16MB in it empty-slotted. Reseating the seemingly over-stressed IDE cable helped me get it to come to life with errors. I then replaced the IDE cable with one I had in a parts box and it came to life. Jeff -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
