Some Desktop-Macs simply don't boot: A Performa 475 will hang with first attempt and may boot on second try. Simply PowerOff and PowerOn quick enough. The Capacitors have enough Power to "simulate" a PRAM-Battery on the second try. There are some other Mac's with the same behaviour.
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