> Peter, I killed a IIsi once and it did the same thing. Problem was that > the SCSI circuitry had blown out, thanks to the infamous cooling fan with > its two little power contacts. Once, the fan wasn't working, so, I > smacked > it downward, while the machine was running and the case was open. Not a > good idea, since the contacts shorted out against the external SCSI > connector. Got a sad mac, then each time I'd try to reboot the machine, > I'd get nothing except the power light and the hard drive spinning up. > Maybe so, but I dont even get a sad mac, just a black screen.... > Anyway, isn't your 9100 actually a 9500? If so, and the 8600 isn't a > 250MHz or faster machine, you could try swapping the processor cards > betwixt the two machines and see if the 9500 is then dead and the 8600 > boots... > Ugh. Uncscrewing that dastardly 9100 casing agaian? But I still think the 9100 is a 9100, although I can check against the apple specs. But isnt 9500 a machine u can make a g3 out of, whereas 9100 is one of those slooow dead ends? ;o) And yeah, the 8600 was a 250 mhz... > If that doesn't help, then it may be time for a new motherboard. > -J > >>Still dead, after taking out the disk, stuffing it in an 9100 >>(waiting the prescribed 5 mins!) & cuda'ing it, was able to boot from >>it & extract the stuff extractworthy on the disk. >>Resat (resetted?) the Motherboard w/CUDA & logic board by pulling the >>PRAM battery & power supply cables & pushing the Power switch & >>waiting for 10 mins before replacing it. >>No startup chime, but starts up from keyboard. The harddisk does the >>startup run, and then just spins. Screen dark all the time. To shut >>down, has to use power button on front of machine. >>Momitor gets power from Mac, but no signal. LED in power button on >>front of case lights up. >>SCSI is fine, it only has one HD. >>Still figure logic board is sound, since the machine acts the same >>way when I pull out the processor card. So I figure that it (the >>processor card) is shot. Hoping someone on LEM swap has one to spare. >>If so, I can figure out if I'm right in my assumptions. Of course, >>feel free to come with suggestions! >>"To kill a Macintosh"... >>- Peter > > ++++ John H. Laughlin, CS Student @ Bellevue Community College ++++++++ > + Duvall, WA 98019-0778 |'82 242Ti B23FT M46 490K km - 306K mi + > + MSN Messenger:Kilted_John |'83 245Ti B21FT M46 459K km - 285K mi + > + ICQ# 5584031 AIM: IIci MAN |'87 744Ti B23FT AW71 208K mi - 334K km+ > +++++++++ http://home.blarg.net/~volvo242gt/index.html ++++++++++++++++ > > > > -- > PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | > -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com >
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