How do I check the drive to see if it's working. Doug
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of D. Finnigan Sent: August 25, 2009 1:04 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Mac Quadra 610 On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:59:22 -0700 (PDT), Duggie <[email protected]> wrote: > I start the Mac up and I get a blinking question mark. I also get the > grand sound that i used to get. but when I press the button at the > back I get a sad Mac face. What precisely is the problem. Is it the > hard drive? The Mac has not been running properly for about 8 years. > The button in the back is likely the Interrupt switch. Sending an NMI to a Mac before it has fully booted is not recommended. As for your hard drive, do you hear it spinning? It could be that the spindle is stuck. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
