On 08/12/10 5:56 PM, "applewho" <queel...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I have B&W G3, rev1, , it seems that the motherboard is good because > when turned on the light come on on the motherboard and it chimes. It > has a SCSI board installed on it, ATA/133 PCI card installed, and ati > graphics card. There are 4 memory cards installed. Problem: HDs. I > have a few HDs laying around the house that I would like to see if > they work, they worked on the G3 at one time. I have transported the > G3 across country and now am trying to figure out if I can use this > machine while I save up for a G5 destop and take some of the pressure > and time off my Macbook for video stuff. I want to know if it is > worth my time and pocket to try to get the G3 working for a little bit > of cash. I purchased a $6 usb keyboard online and am using a emachine > monitor. I have tried hooking up the HDs to the PCI card and then > booted but nothing, while the HDs light up, I get nothing on the > monitor.PLs help, I have put OS9 in the CD tray and when installing > pressed "C"l to try and boot up to the CD but so far nothing. PLS > help. is there any way to try to see if the drives will work. I do > have external drives that I use with my laptop, one is a usb and the > orther is a FW HD. both of these drives work with the laptop. But I > have not tried to see if they work with the G3. Lost at home. :( Have you tried zapping your PRAM? Sometimes that works. You should have no problems using master/slave configs with the ATA PCI card. It's the onboard ATA controller that had issues with master slave configs. You can also try removing all the cards (RAM included) and then reseating them. Then boot from your CD. See if that works. I also have a rev 1 B&W and I remember having problems booting from CD whenever I updated it. I did the above that I mentioned and that seemed to fix things. I also remember pressing the CUDA button when I replaced all the cards. -- 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
