Yup, great machines... we're still using a 3000/160 for live TV! It's running 9.1 and uses Black Cat's SoundByte for bumper music and sound effects. Wish I'd known about that PRAM reset though, as I had to dump a couple other Motorolas in the past when I couldn't get them to boot, even after replacing the battery.
On Monday, June 11, 2012 8:14:22 AM UTC-7, LBrand wrote: > > Just wanted to share what I discovered via much searching and trying... I > pulled out my old Motorola Starmax 4000 for my daughter to play games on > and plugged it in and pressed the startup button and nothing. Had a vague > memory of replacing a battery once when trying to do the same thing years > ago, so I started googling. Near as I could figure, the PRAM battery was > dead. I could order a new one here: > http://www.batteryforall.com/for~Alkaline--Battery--Modules_All--vendor_Memory--Batteries-view-part-3LF22.htm > but > I wanted to get it running today, not in a week once it shipped... so I > continued searching... > > Long story short, what I found was that I could plug in, remove cover, > press CUDA switch to reset corrupted PRAM (found in the the upper left side > of the board, looks like a little black button on a silver square) and > voila, startup! I know, for long run situations, I should probably replace > the battery, but for my purposes - occasional playing of kids games and a > bit of nostalgia as I navigate 8.6 - this solution works great. :) > > Hope this helps someone else! > -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of 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 leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
