Pastor Mac wrote: >At 9:57 PM -0500 3/2/03, Robert Gershon wrote: > > >>I will try that and report back. I just assumed it would give me >>the blinking question mark if it didn't find the drive. It did that >>when the last drive died. Thanks much. >> >> > >Don't forget the PRAM battery. A bad battery can trigger all kinds >of boot issues. Take the lid off and push the CUDA and/or just >replace the battery all together. If you can't remember when the >battery was last changed, you likely need to replace it. > > I vote for SCSI Voodoo. If the internal drive connections are OK and the drive spins up, I'd unplug all the external SCSI devices and see if the problem goes away. It could be a bad cable or a termination problem. If the computer detects a drive, it may sit and wait for a response rather than moving on. You might try booting from a CD too.
I have two C500s and one has a dead battery. It may not give me the time of day (is that date Steve Job's birthday?) but it boots fine anyway. Your experience may be different tho. Too bad the battery is so buried in there. Steve -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
