For curiosity's sake, what model and storage size is the hard drive? (just pop top off of the case and read off the label) It's possible that the drive has failed, which would be unfortunate, but not uncommon. The computer is 18+ years old after all. Anyway, do check the cable connections first as noted above. I assume the floppy is not on the SCSI bus, but the hard drive is. I doubt the bus would fail though. Maybe the power supply is failing? If the drives don't have enough power they might not operate properly.
On Apr 16, 10:21 am, Alex Barnes <[email protected]> wrote: > I'll try the com-opt-p-r command as soon as I get my keyboard. The > computer will not boot onto any floppy disk I put into it although I > do feel the hard disk spinning up when I turn it on. > > On Apr 16, 8:01 am, Manuel Marques <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > My LCIII's usually work fine without a PRAM battery, so the drive > > issue might not be related to the lack of a PRAM battery! > > Check the connection between the logic board and the hard drive; also, > > see if the drive itself makes some noises as you turn the computer on > > - if it is the original drive, it might not work properly anymore... > > > Try booting with the Disk Tools floppy (from the 7.1 installation, for > > instance) and running Disk First Aid. If it detects the drive, it > > could be a file corruption issue. If not, it might worse than that, > > and your best bet is getting a new SCSI disk for your LC. > > > Good luck with that! ;) > > > MM > > > On Apr 16, 2:18 pm, [email protected] wrote: > > > > Hmm, usually not. But you can try a startup with the cmd.-opt.-R-P down > > > to restore the PRAM. > > > > >Ok I put a fresh PRAM battery in but it still won't boot onto the hard > > > >disk. Is there a boot command that I need to use? > > > > >On Apr 15, 3:08 pm, WhyOSX <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Go get a fresh battery and spend a 7.1 to this machine (or a 7.5.5). > > > >> Good luck ! > > > >> Lars > > > > -- > > > ----- > > > You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs > > > group. > > > The list FAQ is > > > athttp://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtmlandournetiquette guide is > > > athttp://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > > To leave this group, send email to > > > [email protected] > > > For more options, visit this group > > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs > > > > Support for older Macs:http://lowendmac.com/services/ > > > -- > > ----- > > You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs > > group. > > The list FAQ is athttp://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtmlandour > > netiquette guide is athttp://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > To leave this group, send email to [email protected] > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs > > > Support for older Macs:http://lowendmac.com/services/ > > -- > ----- > You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. > The list FAQ is athttp://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtmland our > netiquette guide is athttp://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To leave this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs > > Support for older Macs:http://lowendmac.com/services/ -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of 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 leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
