On 11/11/03 8:38 PM, "Reg Whitely" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Dear WAMUGgers
> 
> My friend Paul in Kalbarri needs help. He has an iMac DV SE I think,
> running pre OS X software. Probably 8.6 up to 9.2 - not sure.
> 
> After some interesting previous startups it now will not go past the
> loading chime and then shows a grey screen. Nothing more happens. Is
> this fatal? Is it hardware or software, do you think? What can you
> advise as I'd like to get it running again for him properly soon!
> 
>

Hi Reg,

Mactracker says that iMac Dv was 1999, which is 4 years ago.

That makes the Pram Battery 4 years old.. If it has not been replaced
already I would start there.

They can cause all sorts of funnies

Bob