I too have had the same problems. I have narrowed it to PRAM and system disk CD. Usually the CD works but if not, then I zap the PRAM and the system will start up from the system CD. After the machine boots, run an app or 2 to make sure you main drive is mounted and working. Then open the startup disk control panel and set the startup disk to your main drive. --- Mekavich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hoffman, > > I've tinkered with my s900 so many times that I have > lost video. Most of those times, the monitor clicks > on > but the immediately clicks off as if it were in > sleep > mode. > > I've gotten video back a variety of ways. I'm not > sure > which is correct because I've never systematically > gone through a check list, i just do everything and > eventually it pops back. Here are the things i do: > > - Connect a different monitor. > - PRAM zap a fews times in a row. (at least 3 > chimes > for me) > - hit the CUDA switch > - connect a different HD that contains a base OS > 9.1 > clean install while unplugging all other drives. > - unplug the power cord completely from the wall > and > count to 5. > > Again, i can't tell you how many times i've screwed > myself and lost video. I never ever pull the RAM or > the video card, so it's got to be one of those > things > above. I have the ATI7000. > > So to me, if it's not a physical thing, then it must > be in the startup of the computer (not the OS). so > perhaps, its the PRAM? > > However, here's a snippet from some article online > > "New to Mac OS X, the PRAM does not store display or > network settings. If you are experiencing video or > network problems, resetting PRAM will not help you. > When the PRAM is reset, you should verify your time > zone settings, startup volume settings, and volume > settings using the Mac OS X System Preferences > application. " > > but for 9.1 here's another snippet "PRAM, a small > portion of volatile RAM, whose contents are kept by > a > small battery. The Parameter Random Access Memory > holds information such as StartUp disk selection, > Date > and Time, monitor resolution and depth, alert sound > information, and much more. If the PRAM gets > corrupted, many strange happenings can occur. Ports > may not work, the date and time may reset on every > restart, sounds may not work correctly, and a whole > lot more." > > > > --- E Hoffman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Robert, > > > > As I remember, I used a player application to play > > audio CDs on my S900 but I tried it anyway as you > > suggested and didn't hear anything. It seems, as > > another subscriber posted, that at this point I > may > > have to accept that my machine is beyond > > resurection. Fortunately I was able to snare an > S900 > > from eBay cheap and that should be arriving end of > > the week and I'm intending to transfer all my RAM > > chips and added cards and drive to the new machine > > and be up and running again. I just wish I > > understood better what the problem was w/ my S900 > > that's not giving me video and I have this nagging > > concern that it's the result of something I did. > It > > all seemed to stem from my moving the SIIG ATA > card > > from PCI slot to PCI slot. Am I safe in installing > > the ATA card in the new S900 in the slot below the > > video card (I believe that's slot #3)? One good > > thing, thanks to all the posts in response to my > > dilemma (and research I've done on my own), I have > a > > more in-depth understanding and appreciation of at > > least some aspects of how the S900 works. 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