----- Original Message ----- From: Chunhing Lo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Vintage Macs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2003 4:03 PM Subject: IIci
> I have a IIci, and it used to work just fine, but I was working on it > the other day, and it stopped working. It boots, but I get the sad mac > chimes everytimes. I've tried pulling out all the nubus cards, cache > card, ram, hard drive, floppy drive, and booting it, but i still get > the sad mac chimes. The monitor stays dark even through the built in > video, so I can't see the error numbers. I'm thinking I'd probably > fried the motherboard with static, does anyone know any other reason > for this behavior? > > Chun If you're using all 8 RAM slots, pull 4 and switch them around to see if you can make it boot. If NOT, pull out the motherboard. Look it over with a magnifying glass. Are there traces from some leads to others as a result of moisture being introduced? Any leads to components darkened? Could you have been a victim of a power surge? What's the power supply smell like? Does it put out the full voltage? Jeff -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
