Hi, The battery will likely be inserted the right way as otherwise it wouldn't soft start. I have had a similar issue with my Colour Classic a while ago and solved it by replacing all the SMD radial capacitors. Check for leakage on the logic board next to the small round capacitors : if you see any, then they will be the most likely cause.
Does the hard drive's motor spin down again after power on or does it keep running even after the blinking FDD icon ? One last suggestion: fully clean the logic board from dust and all the contact points at the front. Good Luck, Nico -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Namens [email protected] Verzonden: donderdag 7 januari 2010 20:24 Aan: [email protected] Onderwerp: Colour Classic boot problems.... Hello All! since some days I own a Color Classic. Because the system did come with no battery installed, I bought a new 3.6V battery and placed it on the mobo. Now I have the following problem: The Mac does not boot anymore.... :-( After power on the HD spins up and the startup sound occurs. The grey screen appears and for a moment the "Happy Mac" shows up. Then it sounds like the HD is accessed but after a while, the disk symbol with the blinking question mark is shown. When I try to insert a System 7.1 boot disk, the system tries to access the disk but ejects the disk immediately and the disk symbol with the blinking question mark shows up again. Before - without the battery - the Mac did boot System 7.1 from the hard drive... Ralf
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