Is there any chance that this is the pause when the memory is being checked? OS 9 had an issue with long boot times that could be solved with the memory control panel. Command and some other key would add a 4th radio button to the memory control panel that would skip the memory check on boot up. This is an issue now that the wallsteet is being packed up with more memory than existed as the time (1998). Just a thought.
-----Original Message----- From: G-Books [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Anne Judge Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2004 6:34 AM To: G-Books Subject: Re: My wallstreet and its booting On Sep 25, 2004, at 12:50 AM, Dan Palka wrote: > The Wallstreet chimes, then does nothing for almost a minute. > NOTHING. Not a blinking question mark, not a blank gray screen, but a > DARK (a.k.a. NOT operating) screen, no hard drive noises, no cd > noises, no noises whatsoever for a minute after the chime. . . > Basically, the computer fails to operate or function in any computerly > way for about 45 seconds after chime. > On Sep 24, 2004, at 11:07 PM, Andrew Kershaw wrote: >> A pair of my Wallstreets suffer from the same problem. . . In case >> people aren't understanding, this delay occurs AFTER the boot, but >> WELL BEFORE the ROM starts to boot the Mac. My WallStreet always did that. The exact same thing. I've heard the same from many others on this list back when WallStreets were more common. I'm surprised others don't recall the same thing. I have no idea what's going on, and don't remember a solution EVER being presented that actually worked, but it's not unusual. Anne -- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------- -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
