Sorry, Dean, but could this be part of the ongoing Pismo problem? If so, I'm glad I settled for an ancient PDQ for a lot less. With regards to BIOS, check out this page - <http://homepage.mac.com/ techedgeezine/cart_mac_pb5.html>. Best George
--- Dean Reichert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes, I did try a different hard drive. both apple > ROM'd by the way. I also should have mentioned that the hard drives wont spin back up after a restart. Also, if you have a system install CD in the DVD > drive, it will find that and start but the HD wont show up on the desktop because it has failed to spin up. > > Dean > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos: High-quality 4x6 digital prints for 25¢ http://photos.yahoo.com/ph/print_splash -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------