on 5/11/04 11:35 AM, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Subject: Re: defective pismo > Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 22:32:59 +0800 > > Lastest tries: > > I'm trying to zap everything in Open Firmware ... > did the : > reset-nvram > set-defaults > reset-all > > Still no go ... > > When I try to shut down the computer from OF, it tells me: > erasing ff0 and some other numbers ... > ERROR erasing on nvram > > I am not sure about the pram battery, the previous owner let it stand > on a shelf for over a year ... , would it affect my booting up if it's > dead ? I remember on my 8500, it would not boot the first couple of > time, then boot from accumulated energy ! > > I tried connecting an external VGA display, but the display goes into > sleep mode 2 seconds after hearing the chime. > > Jeff
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