Eric, My S900 has done the same now for oh about 2 yrs. If I ZAP the pram it will always return on the boot with a black screen. I let it go until it loads about halfway & then I do a normal reboot. Viola the screen comes back to life & it will hum along for several days until it crashes. The crashing problem has been my curse but I have put up with it. I was gonna sell it several months ago when I got my new dream Mac but I gave it a new life in my new office. I have confessed that I will never get rid of it. Hope this helps. Tom
> From: Eric Ladner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "SuperMacs List" <[email protected]> > Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 19:28:50 -0700 > To: "SuperMacs List" <[email protected]> > Subject: [SM] Reset PRAM kills S900 > > In a misguided attempt to fix some weird behavior by Apple > programs--Address Book Cards wouldn't display, Mail wouldn't do > automatic checks--I reset the PRAM. Now I can't start up at all. I get > the chime and a little bit of disk access noise, then nothing. Black > screen. > > Sonnet G4 450, 1 meg RAM, 2 internal SCSI drives, has been humming > along happily on OS X 10.3.9 for some time, until these strange > problems started last week. > > I've tried: > Holding Option at startup to try to get into OS 9 > Holding Shift at startup to try a "safe start" > Pressing the CUDA switch > Removing and replacing the CPU board and pressing the CUDA switch > > Any suggestions before I go to the extreme measure of reinstalling the > original processor? > > Many thanks! > --Eric Ladner > > > -- > 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/> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
