Just for interest what software did you install. On 12/22/05, Greg Shafritz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello dear friends of the list, > > Weird! Can anybody explain the following: > > I have a stock WGS 9150/120 with 256 MB of RAM installed > that mysteriously stopped working in a way that I have NEVER > seen before! > > The machine was operating completely normally (with OS 7.6.1) > and I merely needed to restart after installing some new software. > > So I selected "Restart" from the Special menu... > and the screen went blank, and the system went to reboot... > > ... but absolutely nothing happened after that!!! > > (NO startup chime, no image or blank raster on the screen, > no Sad Mac error code or error tones... NOTHING! > > It's as if restarting the system KILLED IT!!!! > > So far, I have tried the following, all without success: > > 1. Replaced the PRAM battery with a brand new one > 2. Removed all hard drives and tried to boot from known good drive > 3. Replaced the internal SCSI cable > 4. Removed ALL NuBus cards > 5. Took out the PDS terminator from the PDS slot and replaced it > with another known good PDS terminator > 6. Tried to "bypass" the internal 120 MHz 601 PPC CPU by inserting > a NewerTech Maxpowr G3 upgrade into the PDS slot > > NONE of these steps have worked. > I still get NOTHING when I turn the power on... not even a startup chime. > > Could it be that the power supply has gone bad? > > Or is there possibly a problem with the RAM? > (I thought that if the RAM was a problem, the mobo would produce a startup > chime, but then fail the POST test with a Sad Mac error code. Am I wrong?) > > What about the possibility that the oscillator that controls the CPU has > failed? > > I've only had this machine for about three months, and I depend on it for my > livelihood (it runs my Protools Digital Audio Workstation). > > Please help if you can! > > Thanks in advance, > Greg Shafritz > > P.S.: Yes, I know this is the PCI Power Macs list, but the traffic on > the "1st Power Macs" list is nonexistent, so I believe that the > "once removed" rule regarding these lists applies in this case. > TIA! > > > > > -- > 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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