on 3/31/03 12:07 AM, Bolton Peck at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I've got a weird problem here with my J700. When I access the menubar, > for any function, the box locks up. So far I have: > Unplugged, removed clock batter, done CUDA dance > zapped PRAM repeatedly > removed flakey hard drive when it died, taking all my email with it :-((( > installed compllete, new OS 8.5 9 (from scratch) and 8.6 update with > apple disk tools formatted IBM 4 gig SCSI drive > tried with M$, Netscape, Mozilla > I can launch apps with it, capture video etc. and the problem happens > with either the 604e or the new 315MHz G3 card, regardless of its cache > being on or off, or at what speed. Its an older G3 card, so its bus is > maxed out at 45MHz, this box runs 55MHz all day with the 604 card. I > tried it at various bus and CPU speed combos, same deal. > Is there a ROM in this box, and can it be corrupted? Can I reflash or > remove it, and if I stick a powermac ROM in the system folder (as from a > later MAC) will that take the place of the built in one? IIRC the menu > bar stuff is all in the ROM, and thats the only area that ever malfunctions.
Hi Bolton, Definitely trash your Finder prefs as one thing to try. -Howie -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
