At 8:51 AM -0800 12/27/2008, Aaron wrote: >My FireWire 800 MDD chimes once when I try to start it
So the self-test has succeeded - cpu, buses, etc, are ok. >and generally powers up, but does nothing else. The monitor stays >black, the little light on the monitor stays amber, and, if I hold >down command-option-P-R or command-option-O-F, nothing happens >either. > >I've tried it over and over again with and without a variety of >components and cards, all of which work in my Dual 867 MDD. Although >both my PRAM batteries probably should be replaced (and I'm about to >order them), either one will start up the Dual 867, which is the >computer I've been using for a week or so. > >Any suggestions as to what might be wrong? Power supply? Motherboard? CPU? Try booting from an OS X DVD. If that doesn't work, pull the HD interface cable, and retry booting from the DVD. - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
