thanks for the reply Jonathan. I tried the slap with no success. I have a 2nd one that powers up and doesn't display anything on the monitor. Should I try to swap hard drives with the spare maybe?
On Thu, Jul 26, 2018 at 2:16 PM, Jonathan Morton <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 26 Jul, 2018, at 8:57 pm, Pete Andrew <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > error code "0000000F 00007FFF" > > This is a generic exception code, which I think indicates an inability to > load System files. In other words, it couldn't read the hard disk or the > filesystem is corrupted. > > These old Macs usually came with a type of HDD which suffered from > "stiction" in the main spindle bearing - so the drive might simply have > failed to spin up. Give the machine a good slap, and you might hear it > start working. In that case, give it another try. > > - Jonathan Morton > > -- > -- > ----- > 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 vintage-macs+unsubscribe@ > googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/ > group/vintage-macs > > Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Vintage Macs" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- ----- 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/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Vintage Macs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
