Hi, I'm new to the Mac world and seem to have stumbled at the first hurdle.
I've recently bought a 2nd hand Mac G3 B+W with ATI RAGE graphics card and an Apple 17" CRT Studio Display (graphite colour). Unfortunately, when I boot the machine all I get is a blank screen with the power light flashing alternately Green and Orange on the front panel. When I power up the G3 I can hear what sounds like the display degaussing but nothing is displayed. I've checked the VGA connector but all seems fine. The machine came with OS 9.2.2 & 10.2 loaded but since then I've added another SCSI HD and changed the SCSI addresses. I was hoping to be able to boot from the CD-ROM to format, partition and re-install OS 9.2.x and OS 10.2. I've tried booting from an OS 9.2.1 CD-ROM (restart + C key) but obviously can't see what's happening! So... is there any way of finding out if this is a problem with the display and/or graphics card? If it's not a hardware fault is there any other possible explanation? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Regards, Gareth _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus -- 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> --> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
