I think that could also be due to it *trying* to boot on the hd, but if the HD is broken, then it'll just sit there.
Elliott (Formerly Cyrus) -------------------- Hobbittech.com Mac Specialist - Low Cost Mac Services in AZ On Jun 26, 2009, at 5:31 PM, Clark Martin wrote: >> I'm trying to get it to boot. I plug it in and flip the switch. After >> a few seconds, it displays a gray screen with the black cursor in the >> top left corner, and there it stays ... forever. > > If it doesn't show the ICON in the middle of the screen it's not > trying > to boot from a disk (even if there is no disk). That's a problem. > I'd > pull the motherboard and reseat the RAM. If there is no RAM, you need > some, there is no motherboard RAM. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
