At 8:38 AM -0700 11/25/2009, Bruce Johnson wrote: >A professor dug his old quicksilver (M8493) out of storage (been there >about 6 months) and it wouldn't start at all. Pressed the power >button, it flashed, then went off. Fans didn't even start up. It had >been running fine when it was put away. > >I suspected the PRAM battery, so we replaced to to no avail. > >I took the battery out, pressed the CUDA switch, and left it over night. > >Came in this morning, plugged the battery back in, pressed the CUDA >switch once, turned it on. Now it bongs, the fans rev up, then it >shuts down again. > >Is this a bad PS or what? I've not got a lot of experience with this >particular model..this is the one with the weird-a** power supply, >too, right?
That storage area - was it damp at all? If the former, I'm thinking maybe the system dried out a bit and that's why it went form doornail to trying. Try blowing out the crud, cleaning the battery socket, then re-seating the power connectors... (that's how I got a DA working last week; same general symptoms) - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
