On Dec 3, 2008, at 12:14 PM, Maestro_T wrote: > In the wonderful world of PC's, you can set things up (Bios, > peripherals etc) via an 'F' key during initial start up. This > usually can be done even if there are no memory modules or hard drive > attached. Is this sort of thing possible on Macs?
No. You can't do anything without RAM, other than get the "beep" warning of "no RAM". I've messed with PCs a bit, I've never heard about starting a PC without RAM? I don't see how this would be possible unless there was RAM soldered to the motherboard. I recently resurrected a supposed dead PC and was instructed to startup without RAM to check the "beep" warning, but it was never mentioned you could access BIOS without RAM. I think you're mistaken about starting a PC without RAM? You wouldn't need a HD necessarily. With one module of RAM you could boot a CD/DVD. If you could find a copy of the Apple Hardware Test (AHT) disc for this G5 that would tell you if it was good or not? There also is an Apple Service Diagnostic (ASD) disc for this Mac, but finding either of these will be difficult. The AHT should have came with the G5 when new, the ASD isn't normally available but there are copies on the P2P sites from time-to-time. In either case, you need the "exact" version for your Mac. If there is no optical drive, you can boot using Target Disk Mode from another Mac as I described in the previous thread "Upgrading to 10.4 - No DVD Drive". --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
