--- Norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > SM 5000, 250. > > I replaced the battery this morning. Plugged > everything back firmly and > tried to start up. Alas, I'm getting the same > symptoms that I attributed to > a dead battery. I hear chime. Monitor starts to > lighten, then goes black. I > can hear HD spin. Tried to boot from Disk Warrior by > holding C key (the CD > tray opens and accpts a disk) --nada. Tried P-RAM, > chimes once, then goes > black. > > (After I installed the new battery, I pressed CUDA > button. It did not seem > to click or go in, as one would expect a button to > do when you press it. I > wonder if that's significant. Also, the replacement > battery is not a Rayovac > 840, but rather a combination of three AA batteries > wrpped in a plastic > cover and with a velcro pad -- it is 4.5 on a volt > meter.)
Disconnect all drives except the HD. That includes any external devices. One or more drives can cause a problem. bluej I believe in NeighborHood watch. I watch the hoods in my neighborhood. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus -- StarMax is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> StarMax list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/starmax.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]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/starmax%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
