R.A. Cantrell wrote: >pull everything off the board and try to boot, then put the rom and cpu >back if they are removable.
Duh. Didn't think of that. I was all set to put a meter to see what voltage was being supplied to the motherboard. But given that even the front panel's power button is another form of soft power, I can't really isolate the motherboard unless I somehow make a little voltage available to the wire that turns the power supply on. If I pull everything off the board I have no way to get the power going. Still thinking... OK. The power supply supplies a trickle of power to the motherboard to allow the keyboard or front button to power up the machine fully. So, I'd have to find the soft power wire on the motherboard, pull it off and short the wires (?) to simulate the pressing of the power button? -David -- Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> --> 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]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
