I've said it before and I'll say it again..........Jeff is truly the best!!
--- Jeff Walther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 01:41:05 -0600 > >From: Mike Kauspedas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >on 7/23/05 1:12 AM, Dallas at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > >> I was using my B&W for a while, shut it down, > came back an hour later > >> and it wouldn't start. The fan comes on, HD > spins up, front LED is > >> green, but no start up tone. I reset the logic > board/CUDA but to no > >> avail. I noticed that when it was working, there > was a green LED > >> right beside the CPU, but it doesn't light > anymore - only flashes at > >> power on. I pulled the battery overnight, yet it > still will not boot. > >> > >> Any ideas? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Dallas > > > >Do you have another video card you can try? Sorry > for the obvious. Maybe > >RAM, if you've got multiple ticks you can always > try one at a time. Who > >knows. It could also be a component in one of the > PCI lots if u have any, or > >possibly something external. > > If it isn't chiming, something is loose or dead. > Assuming you > haven't fixed it with any of the easy things, reset > your goal to just > getting it to chime. A Mac that isn't chiming is > either very sick or > has a bad or disconnected speaker. :-) > > Disconnect all your internal and external disk drive > and peripheral > cables. Pull any PCI cards. Reseat the CPU. Pull > all the RAM except > one stick and reseat that. Try booting. If you > don't get a chime, > try the RAM in a different slot. If no joy, try a > different CPU > card if you've got one. Try a different RAM module. > > The B&W is the first machine with flashable > firmware, yes? If not, > make sure that the ROM module is properly seated. > The Beige doesn't > light its little green light when the ROM is bad or > improperly seated. > > Once you get to a chiming machine, you can add > things back in and > reconnect things until you have a working machine, > or until it fails > again. The point at which it fails should lead you > to the culprit. > > Oh, and the problem could be your power supply. If > you have a > compatible power supply available, try swapping > them. Also, make > sure that the PS to Logic board cable(s) is > connected properly. I > once had a machine that wouldn't boot if I installed > any CPU later > than a PPC604 (the 604e wouldn't work). It turned > out that the 3.3V > power supply to the motherboard was loose and the > later CPUs needed > the 3.3V but the earlier ones were happy with just > the 5V. > > Jeff Walther > > -- > 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/> > > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com > -- 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/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
