> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Tue, 01 Jun 2004 15:14:06 -0500 > Subject: Re: [SM] legacy Mac tips/parts > From: mike ansberry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > on 6/1/04 11:05 AM, J.S. Garrison at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> on 6/1/04 5:15 AM, Paul Corsa at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >>> While reading the online NY Times I came across this listing. I've never >>> seen it on Supermacs posts, have no retail experience with them but I am >>> impressed with the free Tech Tips. I thought the readers might wish to >>> have a look. Paul C >>> >>> http://resale.headgap.com/bobsmactips.html >>>
Thanks for posting this website. Last week I got the really bright idea of installing OSX on my s900. It showed up in the mail, and just to see what would happen I put the boot disk in my CD rom to see if it would boot. It won't. It did something else. It booted for a little bit, then it quit and the s900 started polling the other drives then it would just sat there running. I tried rebooting. Somehow my s900 had a stroke and was in a coma. It would not reboot. It would not accept any commands from the keyboard. The only way I could turn off the computer was to press the power button on the front. I could start it by pressing either power button on the front or on the keyboard but it would only quit using the button on the front. I took the computer apart. I blew out the dust. I have an Apple IIGS, and to keep it running properly would from time to time require being taken apart. Pulling the cards out and reseating them, to scuff up the contacts and make electrica connections. This didn't work on the s900. Sitting on the cude didn't help. I looked for tech tips on Google and found a page that said that the power to the keboard comes from the PRAM. So I ordered a new PRAM battery. That didn't work. I tried posting here on SuperMacs with my powerbook, but they bounced back. Then when this website was mentioned I went there and left them an email explaining the situation. They emailed me back even though I said I wasn't a customer. He suggested that OSX writes deeply into the PRAM when it tries to install itself. He suggested removing the PRAM battery and unplugging the power and then holding down the power switch on the keyboard and then the CUDA for 5 seconds. This is to drain the power from the PRAM. Then let the computer sit overnight, or for a couple of days. It worked. My s900 is now operational. Thanks, Mark Murphy -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> 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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
