> Any idea why > I can't get the computer to boot from a CD? Try CODS. Command, Option, Shift and delete all held down at start-up. Good Luck John
Thanks John. I tried this with no luck. I'm still working on it. Scott Birdwell ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 15:11:42 -0400 Subject: Re: [SM] J-700 From: Alan Cole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I'm not a pro here but here are some other ideas for you... (1) How about a disk utility ? like Norton Utilities or HD Speed Tools...you could start from that maybe & rule out a bad HD. (2) possibly check the SCSI chain assignments... long shot but couldn't there be a ID conflict? (3) Is there a RAM issue? 1) Thanks for the suggestion, Alan. I'll dig around and see if I still have an old floppy of Norton. 2) Would you care to expound upon this? I'm listening. . .The scsi cable starts at the HD, goes to an open male plug (I'm guessing for a slave hard drive. . .), then to the CD-ROM, then the motherboard. The seller sent me some extra cables, some maybe I should try one. 3) I've added an additional 512 meg of fpdram interleaved on slots A1, A2, B1 and B2 in addition to the original 88 meg that were already on there. Should I remove this new ram and try and load the OS? 4) Richard Tarbell suggests that I try to locate an original SuperMac/UMAX OS CD or try back dooring it through the external scsi port. These suggestions make sense to me, but I'm out of my element here. Comments, anyone? 5) I've got a line on a factory refurbished Seagate SCSI hard drive for $10 (19 gig). They're also offering 80 pin to 50 pin cables for $15. Do you think this will work? It's certainly cheap enough! Thanks again for the input and suggestions from everyone. Scott Birdwell DeFalco's > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Reply-To: SuperMacs List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 11:30:39 -0500 > To: SuperMacs List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [SM] J-700 > > SuperMac-kers, > I'm new to the list, so I thought I'd run this past the collective > genius. I recently purchased a SuperMac J-700 on ebay ($10 + $35 > shipping!). It arrived Monday sans keyboard (that's okay, I have an > upgraded C-500 and an old Mac Classic which I can raid), but more > importantly, it came with apparently a wiped hard drive. When I boot the > computer, I get either the floppy disk icon and a question mark or if I try > to boot the computer with a OS install disk while holding down the "C" > button, I get a blank screen & frozen mouse. It's as if the computer > doesn't know the hard drive is there. When the computer boots, you can hear > the hard drive spin for a few seconds and then nothing. Of course, it has > been wiped clean, then maybe there's no reason to keep spinning. The > individual that sold me the computer stated that "thecomputer need to have > an operating system installed," so I'm assuming that the hard drive is bare. > I have an external firewire HD enclosure, but since the hard drive is a > SCSI, I have no means of checking the HD to see if it's okay. Any idea why > I can't get the computer to boot from a CD? Could I check the hard drive > via the SCSI port on the back of the C-500? Any help you may offer would be > greatly appreciated. Thanks! > > Scott Birdwell > DeFalco's Home Wine & Beer Supplies > > > -- > 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 > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------------------------------ SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
