first, make sure you have the right pram battery. it should be 3.6V, not 3V. 3V is very marginal if it works at all.
second, from your' description it sounds like the software on the hard drive is damaged. you may need to reformat it (or replace the drive, 80mb and larger drives are available for nearly free on the swaplist). one method is to remove the data cable, but not the power cable, boot the mac from the floppy, and then connect the hard drive. you should now be able to inspect the hardrive and it's data. you will likely need to reinstall the os, run disk first aid (and/or other utilities if you have them) and if that fails you'll have to reformat the drive and then install an os. it's also difficult to make a mac disk on a pc, but if you have the special software to do so it can be done. it's also possible that the power supply is failing. removing the hard drive would reduce the power demand and could make a difference if it was marginal but not completely gone. you can also remove the pds card to further reduce the power demand and see if that makes a difference. it sounds like you have access to a volt meter, in which case you can easily check the 5v and 12V supply at the hard drive connector. if these voltages are within 5% of the correct voltage the power supply is probably ok. test the power supply with the drive and pds card installed and watch it during the time the drive spins up when current demand is at it's highest. if either voltage ever drops too much you need a new power supply, or to part out the unit and get another mac. i hope this helps, i like the compact lc series a lot, good machines for many things. > From: "pcsolutions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Uncooperative LC > Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2004 13:22:09 +0200 > > > Hello, > > I've just acquired an LC with a 40MB hard drive and floppy. > (Hasn't been used in at least 8 years). I plugged it in, switched it on, and > all I got was a grey screen and the mouse pointer. > > After a bit of searching on the web I replaced the old battery (was > producing 0.8v !) with a CR2 3v camera battery. > > This time I got a 'happy Mac' but it went no further. After Winimaging a mac -- The FBI could easily have prevented 9/11, if they had wanted to. Agents have repeatedly been thrawted by their supervisors while pursuing promising investigations, several of which would have prevented 9/11, but maybe that was the point. Evidence from respected news agencies and conservative publications. <http://counterpunch.org/sacks06262004.html> -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> --> 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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
