On 23/04/2005 11:53 PM, "Christian Kotz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi All > Anyone have any ideas what may be causing the following issues in an > iMac DV SE and how to rectify them: > > "3 strikes" before powering up, I have to reset it twice before the > screen will come on and the chime happens > > Surging/flickering in speakers, they buzz and make a flickering sound > even when the iMac is shut down and head phone in > > Visible screen refresh, the centre of the screen is clear but the edges > seem to roll and quake. I think that has something to do with the kinks > in the black cable that surround the CRT for some magnetic thing??? > > crashing in fullscreen mode for most Open GL games especially games > that launch movies > > It is using an older IDE HD taken from a beige G3 and I received it > dismantled so more than likely there's static discharge damage > > extra info: running 128MB RAM, OS 9.2, 4.2 GB HD rather than 13GB > > Anyone else had extreme issues like this or know what's the best option > apart from part harvesting or trash? Is there hope? > > Regards Christian > > By three strikes, if you mean three beeps, then this normally means bad RAM. If you've got 2 RAM chips in it then I would take one out. Otherwise I would take it out and replace it with another and see if it does the same thing. By the sound of it there may be other issues, but I would rule this one out first. :o) Hope that helps. Kind Regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: <danielATmacwizardryDOTcomDOTau> Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> **For everything Macintosh**
