on 7/14/02 3:54 AM, Al at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi Tom; > have you pulled the pram battery and reset the mobo? > if not pull the battery and locate the reset switch on the mobo and > hold it > down for 60 seconds. put the battery back and reboot (some settings will > have gone back to default - adjust as required) > i would also use DiskWarrior to make sure the directory structure is aok. > a bus error may also indicate a video problem but i don't know much > about video on beige g3's so i can't help you there > > Al > > > Thomas Rothmeier wrote: >> >> Hi, AI have a Beige G3/300 Desktop (64/4gig/zip/cd/ REV. 2 or 3 ROM, whisper >> sound card, Raytheon VRM) that has been locking up unexpectedly every day. >> It can run fine for 2 hours or 2 minutes, and the computer will either hard >> lock-up (mouse freezes) or a not so hard one (mouse moves). Attempts to >> force quit in this mode have resulted in a complete freeze. Every 2 or 3 >> restarts give me BUS ERROR, but freezes before it give me the whole dialog >> box. I have been running OS 8.6 on it, and the only applications I have been >> using are IE, Disk First Aid, Toast Titanium (for external SCSI burner) and >> a few old games. I pulled extra RAM from it and swapped HD's (with an older >> 2 gig). The computer's jumpers have not been modified, and nothing else on >> the motherboard, either. >> Anything that I missed? I was planning to upgrade it, (512MB RAM, 80GB HD, >> OS X) but I need to know if its easily remedied or headed for the scrap >> pile. >> Thank you for your help.r
Yes, now I have reset the CUDA switch and checked the PRAM battery, no problems. I even disconnected all the internal IDE devices and attempted to run all SCSI (w/proper termination), but that ended it a lockup, too. What I did find was interesting is that when the computer froze, the power switch on the motherboard wouldn't work. You had to do the three-fingered salute to get it to restart. Any further suggestions would be very much appreciated. --TR-- -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
