I'd first remove all (and I mean ALL) the extraneous stuff. Leave it with processor, 128mb RAM, one HDD, one CD-ROM and see if it'll boot off the install CD using the Vulcan nerve pinch. (Cntl-Alt-Shift-Del) If so, format the drive and install the OS. Get back to the basics...
Jim David Culler wrote: > I knew I was forgetting something. When I start the computer, and however I > start it, the drive is accessed to the point a Happy Mac shows up then it > immediately hangs and there is no further disk action. It will remain in this > state until it is forced to reboot. > > Jim Arnott wrote: > > >>Lots of data there except the error that you're getting. Won't boot *how*? >>Grey screen? Hanging? How? >> >>Jim >> >>David Culler wrote: >> >> >>>1024 MB RAM >>>Sonnet 500 MHz G3 processor >>>2 Adaptec 2930 SCSI cards >>>1 OrangeMicro USB/FireWire Link card >>>2 ATX Video cards >>>Two Quantum drives in the raid rack stripe formatted with FWB Toolkit >>>4.5.2 >>>Two IBM HD also formatted as a stripe with FWB >>>1 Teac 24X CD >>>1 Yamaha CD-RW >>>More external devices that I care to count ;) >> >>and so on and so forth. >> >>-- >>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 > > > -- > > > > > > -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- > The box said "Requires Windows 95, or better." So I bought a Macintosh > > > -- 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
