Christian Wacker wrote: > i got the case open using a t15 bit, and noticed that it had the 2 top > screws replaced (unless they are super-shiny and don't match the lower > ones from the factory) > now i have a new problem, i airdusted alot of the stuff, and had to > remove the system board to get the HDD cage out. I replaced the HDD, > and (i think) i plugged in everything properly, but now it won't boot, > no chime, no screen, the HDD doesn't stay spun up, it just has a fan > spinning... Did I forget to plug something in? did i kill the system? > Do i have a new boat anchor? > I had the same problem when I acquired a Mac Classic II recently. If I left it switched on for about 5 minutes or so it eventually booted up. Sometimes it would boot successfully, other times it would get the dreaded 3 vertical bars.
So my guess was that it seemed the process of disassembling it helped to kill off the PRAM battery (I guess it was just managing to hold a charge or something before I pulled it apart?). I bought a new PRAM battery, two for AUD14 or something like that off ebay and since then its been all good. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
