Re: MDD Dual G4 Startup woes

2015-06-09 Thread Cameron Kaiser
> > But when I > > went to start it I got only a brief flicker of the power button light > > before__nothing. And subsequent attempts don__t even generate that much > > activity. > > My guess would be PS with the gradual fail and current lack of response > - shouldn't be too expensive to try a

Re: MDD Dual G4 Startup woes

2015-06-08 Thread Peter Devlin
On 09/06/2015 05:46, "Clark Martin" wrote: > I have a dual G4 MDD with a startup problem. It¹s been ³finicky² for a while, > requiring holding the power button for a few seconds to start up ­ and not a > soft touch at that; when I say ³holding² I mean *holding*/*pushing* hard ­ so > upon returnin

Re: MDD Dual G4 Startup woes

2015-06-08 Thread Clark Martin
I know this applies to at least one Mac, possibly this one (it's been a while since I've been inside my MDD), look to see if the motherboard has two buttons on it. If it does, one performs a CUDA reset and the other turns on the power. I can't recall if it is marked but give each one, in turn,

Re: MDD Dual G4 Startup woes

2015-06-08 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Jun 8, 2015, at 4:26 PM, Digital Bill mailto:wlwdes...@gmail.com>> wrote: picked up a new PRAM battery and a MDD chassis from OWC. My plan is to try the PRAM/CUDA trick first, then explore swapping the power switch itself since the one on the empty chassis seems WAY lighter to the touch th

MDD Dual G4 Startup woes

2015-06-08 Thread Digital Bill
Dual 867 G4 MDD Machine Model: PowerMac3,6 I have a dual G4 MDD with a startup problem. It’s been “finicky” for a while, requiring holding the power button for a few seconds to start up – and not a soft touch at that; when I say “holding” I mean *holding*/*pushing* hard – so upon returning home