on 2/1/03 2:20 AM, John Cate at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I've never tried any upgrades on a Mac laptop before and have run into a > snag with this one... > > It's a PB 5300c, which I opened up and upgraded with a new 6 GB hard drive > and a LapisColor video card, and at the same time swapped out the RAM > expansion card to increase the memory from 24 MB to 40 MB. The drive isn't > formatted at the moment. > > Well, I put everything back together and got the chime and the Happy Mac, > and tried to boot the computer from an Apple 300 external CD-ROM drive with > a Mac OS8 CD in it. It starts to boot and then gives the bomb icon and a > "bus error", and it does it repeatedly no matter what I try--booting without > the extensions, changing the SCSI ID of the CD-ROM, everything. > > Any suggestions?
Hi I had a problem something like this with a PB5300. For some reason the 5300 would not recognize the 6 gig drive at all. I had to put the drive in another laptop we have and format it there. I have never had any problem since with it. Also check the ram card that you just installed. They have a tendency to work loose. We have to open this one up once in awhile and push down on the ram chip. It looks tight, but it will work itself loose. I hope this helps. Jim -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
