Re Quadra 840av

Hello there, Sounds like three possibilities. In order of probability : - (1) No system software othe hard drives. Try launching from CD and then load MacOS on one of the drives IF there is none present. (2) The PRAM battery is Caput! Get a new one (preferably NOT by ebay, they tend to be t

Re: Quadra 840AV

Ken wrote: Picked one of these today and brought it home to play with (for $5.00, why not?!). $5.00, why not indeed? :) Opened it up and found two hard drives, both unplugged. One has an Apple sticker, the other does not. The Apple drive is a Quantum ProDrive, 230MB. The other is a Seagate

Re: Quadra 840AV

Sque wrote: Ken wrote: Pulled logic board and reseated all RAM. Pulled dead PRAM battery, waited 15 min and installed good battery. Pulling the battery while the unit has a mains connection is a self defeating test. In some cases (ppc is my only experience so far) the mains and battery shoul

Re: Quadra 840AV startup problem

I've noticed that my G3 has begun to take a very long time to start as well. 5 minutes, even if I do a restart from the pull down menu. 5 minutes no matter what. and 5 minutes of just a gray screen, with nothing. Then it comes to a folder with a blinking question mark for about 20 seconds,

Re: Quadra 840AV startup problem

No updates or anything lately? Has it been moved? I had (have) an 840 that did the same thing (sort of) - except it would sit for about 15-20 minutes, give a "crash" chime o' doom, then restart / start up normally after that. I recall replacing the PRAM, giving the cables a good re-attaching, a

Re: Quadra 840AV startup problem

At 1:13 PM -0600 2/5/2003, debkmaillist wrote: >[cross-posted to the MacAV list] >Hi, >My mom has had a Quadra 840AV for about 4 years. It has worked fine >for her basic needs -- mostly email and AppleWorks, some Photoshop 3. >It has 56mb RAM, a 2gb HD, runs OSv8.1 >During the past few months, it

Re: Quadra 840AV???

> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 15:38:42 -0800 (PST) > From: Mauricio Santana > Subject: Re: Quadra 840 AV > In-Reply-To: > > > my two cents: > > I have worked with several quadras and 1st nubus macs > mediting videos, specially 840s and 8100s. I > encountered this pr

Re: Quadra 840AV???

> Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 00:45:13 -0800 > Subject: Re: Quadra 840AV > From: James S Jones > In-Reply-To: > Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Itchy send finger syndrome strikes again. > > Since you're not getting a start up chime, but were when you found

Re: Quadra 840AV ???

> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 07:17:41 -0800 (PST) > From: Mauricio Santana > Subject: Re: Quadra 840 AV??? > In-Reply-To: > > >There is no ROM or cache card on the board. I have > >tried starting up > >using only one piece of RAM. I must have tried about > >eight diffe

Re: Quadra 840AV????

On Tuesday, January 14, 2003, at 08:45AM, James S Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Itchy send finger syndrome strikes again. > >Since you're not getting a start up chime, but were when you found this >machine, I'd say your problems are in one (or more) of five areas: RAM, >VRAM, NuBus cards,

Re: Quadra 840AV????

Nancy, What general area do you live in? Perhaps there is a list member near you who can render some hands-on assistance. Derek Chicago, IL area. -- Quadlist is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon Powe

Re: Quadra 840AV????

Itchy send finger syndrome strikes again. Since you're not getting a start up chime, but were when you found this machine, I'd say your problems are in one (or more) of five areas: RAM, VRAM, NuBus cards, the monitor you have attached to your 840, or the logic board settings. You can use any 7

Re: Quadra 840AV????

Going back to your original post on this machine, you said that you'd ". . . decided to do a few upgrades on it by adding memory and filling the vram slots. Since then I can not get it to start up again. When I try to start it, I get no chime, just a blank gray screen with the cursor in the upp

Re: Quadra 840AV????

> Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 20:49:23 -0800 > Subject: Re: Quadra 840AV > From: James S Jones > In-Reply-To: > Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > What sort of monitor to you have attached to it? > I have been working on it using two different monitors - a Nanao

Re: Quadra 840AV????

> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 09:16:10 -0600 > Subject: Re: Quadra 840AV > From: "R.A. Cantrell" > Message-ID: > In-Reply-To: > > on 1/13/03 8:52 AM, Mark Benson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > We have already established that the problem does nhot go aw

Re: Quadra 840AV????

> From: "zhmmy harper" > Subject: Re: Quadra 840AV > Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 08:18:49 -0600 > Message-ID: > > Nancy, > Two things to try. > > 1. Drives usually require a teeny "jumper" on the back to be plugged in in a > particular way.

Re: Quadra 840AV????

Yes, I know. But maybe she didn't try it. Original Message Follows From: Mark Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Quadlist) To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Quadlist) Subject: Re: Quadra 840AV Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 14:52:07 + On Monda

Re: Quadra 840AV????

on 1/13/03 8:52 AM, Mark Benson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > We have already established that the problem does nhot go away if she > completely disconnects all the internal SCSI devices. The above is, although > accurate, totally academic. Try this with only one ramstick firmly seated and no scs

Re: Quadra 840AV????

TED]> Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Quadlist) To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Quadlist) Subject: Re: Quadra 840AV Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 23:26:02 + I tried disconnecting the scsi cable from the motherboard, but still got the same blank gray screen with the cursor up in the corner.

Re: Quadra 840AV????

On Monday, January 13, 2003, at 02:18PM, zhmmy harper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Nancy, >Two things to try. > >1. Drives usually require a teeny "jumper" on the back to be plugged in in a >particular way. Check with the mfr for proper configuration. > >2. After that is correct, start up your

Re: Quadra 840AV????

TED]> Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Quadlist) To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Quadlist) Subject: Re: Quadra 840AV Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 23:26:02 + I tried disconnecting the scsi cable from the motherboard, but still got the same blank gray screen with the cursor up in the corner.

Re: Quadra 840AV????

What sort of monitor to you have attached to it? Has it ever had a NuBus video card in it? Have you tried starting it up with a TV monitor connected to the RCA or S-Video jacks? How about toggling from TV to monitor (, I think). Did you replace the PRAM battery? On Sunday, January 12, 2003, at

Re: Quadra 840AV????

I tried disconnecting the scsi cable from the motherboard, but still got the same blank gray screen with the cursor up in the corner. No flashing question mark, I'm sad to say. I really thought this may have been the problem since this began when I tried installing a 9 gig Barracuda. At this point,

Re: Quadra 840AV????

On Sunday, Jan 12, 2003, at 00:34 Europe/London, SimPanda wrote: > Hi, it's me again - the one with the Quadra 840AV that has the gray > screen with nothing but the cursor up in the left upper corner. My 840av has been to hell and back a few times,. It's had more hard disks than a NAS unit, pur

Re: Quadra 840AV????

At 12:34 AM 1/12/2003 +, you wrote: >Hi, it's me again - the one with the Quadra 840AV that has the gray >screen with nothing but the cursor up in the left upper corner. I've had a couple Macs do this when I accidently plug the SCSI cable into the mobo or HD upside down. First thing I'd try i

Re: Quadra 840AV????

SimPanda wrote: >Hi, it's me again - the one with the Quadra 840AV that has the gray >screen with nothing but the cursor up in the left upper corner. > Probably a real long shot but have you tried disconnecting the scsi cable from the mother board and then trying to boot from the floppy. Just

Re: Quadra 840av problems

<< Forgot I left one 840 on while I surfed for info. All of a sudden... eight "note" set, ending with a raspberry(ish) sound... Turn off, on, and it boots. RAM? (this is the one I *didn't* take completely apart.) >> I was having similar problems with my 840AV. On a cold boot, the same unique

Re: Quadra 840av Movies

At 14:29 -0700 on 16/08/02, John Kocijanski wrote: >Hello. I've been using my Quadra 840av to capture >some video clips with the Apple Video Player. It >works well. I transferred the clips to an iMac >ruinning OS 9.2.2 and a beige G3 running OS 8.6. The >clips play well on the newer Quicktime

Re: Quadra 840av Movies

--- John Kocijanski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello. I've been using my Quadra 840av to capture > some video clips with the Apple Video Player. It > works well. I transferred the clips to an iMac > ruinning OS 9.2.2 and a beige G3 running OS 8.6. The > clips play well on the newer Quicktime

Re: Quadra 840av Movies

>Hello. I've been using my Quadra 840av to capture >some video clips with the Apple Video Player. It >works well. I transferred the clips to an iMac >ruinning OS 9.2.2 and a beige G3 running OS 8.6. The >clips play well on the newer Quicktime player. I >tried to use them on a PC running XP us

Re: Quadra 840av Movies

>Hello. I've been using my Quadra 840av to capture >some video clips with the Apple Video Player. It >works well. I transferred the clips to an iMac >ruinning OS 9.2.2 and a beige G3 running OS 8.6. The >clips play well on the newer Quicktime player. I >tried to use them on a PC running XP us