John, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >I then remembered the reset switch, held it in for 10 seconds and then >restarted. This time the HD cycled through a normal bootup, but both screens >remain black. I'm guess the video section has fried, but don't know much >about it--like is it separate from the motherboard? Any ideas from these >symptoms would be much appreciated.
I wouldn't assume anything is fried with these symptoms. First of all, have you tried booting from a CD? I've had this problem with the boot sectors being damaged and also for external video, when setting were stuck at the wrong size. Also do a total reset by booting into open firmware (Cmd-Opt-O-F) and writing "reset-all" and the hit the return key. In addition you may want to zap pram (Cmd-Opt-P-R). Do you have the original CPU? -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
