7.5.5 - Uhh, what?

[Gil]

So I have the Performa 578 in my room, set up with System 7.5.3, upgraded to 7.5.5., Open Transport, etc.. So today I turn it on, it freezes. I restart, and the network does not initialize. I go to set the AppleTalk connection to Ethernet. This also causes the computer to freeze. I restart the computer, this time resetting the PRAM. It boots up, but Open Transport is gone, and has reverted to MacTCP.

How the heck did it do this? What did I do wrong?

To be honest, a lot of weird stuff has been happening with this computer.

 

[elbaroni]

It's conceivable that the PRAM battery is dead, but it sounds like you know what you're doing. The clock stays correct?

I guess the network card could also be fried - that might cause the problems.

You could try trashing (but backing up) the Open Transport preferences files.

 

[wood_e]

Get a copy of 7.6

Seriously I have no clue what's going on there. I would repair the disk using DFA and rebuild the desktop. Also replace the PRAM battery.

 

[Gil]

Took out the motherboard - There's no PRAM battery there. 8-o

I will have to pick one up. I own 7.6, but I like 7.5.5 better.

 

[porter]

Took out the motherboard - There's no PRAM battery there. 8-o

That's the low power option.

 

[wood_e]

Dude, 7.6.1 is the most stable mac OS IMO! ... Besides oSX