On 20 Mar 2009, at 09:05:10 PDT, Duggie wrote:
> Having got my Mac running again after a layoff of eight years my Mac > is now having issues. When I turn it on it comes up with a disk in the > middle of the screen with a question mark blinking. I have triggered > the switch in the back and I get a sad Mac face with 0000000F and > under this a 0000000D. Does this mean that it is now just garbage or > is there something I can do. I did put in a new battery, and I did > start it up a few days ago and i actually had my hard drive from my > Mac Plus hooked in and going. I also had a CD Drive hooked in and > running but nada now. Any help ? ------------ The flashing question mark means that the Mac can't find a valid startup system on attached drives. Pressing the "Programmers Switch" or reset button does nothing, really. You need a "System CD" or bootable floppy in order to start the system and begin diagnosis. Ken http://mysite.verizon.net/res7gt1w/stackomacs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
