on 8/18/04 5:27 PM, Gary Gorbet at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>> is also a Newer G3 400 L2 upgrade. So that's about it for the >>> Supermac that I bought from Small Dog in 8/97. A good machine that >>> hung tough and taught > > A couple of years ago, I had what appeared to be a dead S900. Many > symptoms were like the ones you've described and seemed to me at the > time to point to the power supply. But what eventually got it going > was to swap out my G3/500 upgrade for the original 604e. That, along > with CUDA reset and zapping PRAM, got me rebooted. After that, I > could reinstall the G3 and was able to boot. > > It seems that some sort of low level reset can only be accomplished > by the original CPU, but once done opens the way for any upgrade. If > you haven't done so, I'd suggest you try swapping in the old CPU for > a reboot try. > > Good luck, > Gary I had this happen to me a couple of times too ... the only fix was to take out the G4 daughter card and put back in the original 604e (thankfully I hung on to it instead of selling it off). The last time this happened I had to go through about 10 cycles of PRAM zapping, but the machine came back to life! And don't forget the other standby troubleshooting technique. Take out the battery and unplug the machine - leave overnight. My instinct tells me there's still life in that Umax! -- Gregg -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
