>I have an CCII which was working, booting up just fine a couple of weeks ago. But then my wife accidentally unplugged it without shutting it down and now it gives the disk with the flashing question mark when turned on and won't boot up ...
> -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~--- > > Information from the Startup Disk control panel is stored in Parameter RAM. Sometimes a hard shutdown mucks up the works and the machine forgets which system folder it's supposed to look for. Unplug the machine and take out the PRAM battery for 30 minutes or more. Check the date on the battery - if it's even close to stock buy another one (or several if you're intending on messing about with old Macs). I use a multimeter to eke the last life out of old battery pulls - it's paid for itself a few times over. If pulling or replacing the battery doesn't work, try a bootable floppy with System 7.1 - 7.6.1. If that doesn't work, do a custom "universal" install on a hard drive on your other Performa (I would be more specific if I knew which Performa you had) and try booting that on the CCII. If neither of those options work I guess we have an interesting problem on our hands. Keep me posted. There are many here with far more expertise on this subject and I look forward to their input. - Mike --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
