On Saturday, November 23, 2002, at 07:07 PM, Eric J. Leopold wrote: > > On Saturday, November 23, 2002, at 06:23 PM, Wilton H. Shaw wrote: > >> Hello, >> Thanks for all the responses to my problem. The reason you haven't >> heard >> from me sooner is because a greater problem arose that put my computer >> out >> of commission for a couple of days. When I was switching from my >> external >> drive with OS 10.1 to my internal drive with OS 9.1, I finished with a >> black >> screen. No matter what I did, I couldn't revive the picture. I read >> every >> book I had and tried all the suggestions to no avail. I changed the >> battery, >> checked all the connections, called a friend but no luck. Finally, I >> reread >> the manual that came with the computer. It mentioned problems with a >> black >> screen and said that one last thing that might help was to disconnect >> the >> SCSI connections and Zap the Pram. I did this, and it worked! >> This afternoon, I tried to restart in OS 10.1 and lost everything >> again. >> I Zapped the Pram and got back on. I'm not doing anything until I find >> out >> what is the problem. >> Any suggestions? >> Remember, I have the PowerMac 8500 and was getting lots of words >> before >> OS 10.1 opened. Sometimes it would freeze at the end of the words. >> >> Wilton >> > Hi Wilton, > I've seen this text on the screen too and only a fresh re-install would > help fix my S900 400G4 & 450G4 machines. Time the startup time. If it's > over 4-5 min, the install went sour. BTW when you take out the battery > disconnect the power cord too. I would reformat the drive, do the OS > 9.1 installs, get everything ready with XPF on hand and then check the > disk with DiskWarrior, Nortons or TechTool Pro (free download > micromat.com) and if everything is OK, start your mouse clicks on XPF > to X. Good luck. > Eric >
Time the restart I mean. Sorry. Eric -- Unsupported OS X is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Unsupported OS X list info <http://lowendmac.com/lists/unsupported.html> --> 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/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
