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bigsadhu
Junior Member
Cayman Island
462 Posts |
 Posted - 20 Jun 2002 : 05:36:52
My long awaited PowerCD has turned up...and seems to be a deader. It turns on OK, but when I put a disc in and try to play it the LCD says ERR. In fact, thats the ony response I get to any of the controls.It would be a shame to lose this, as its one sexy looking bit of kit. Any ideas on how to resucitate her?
Cheers!
CC
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alcoa
Full Member
Albania
543 Posts |
Posted - 20 Jun 2002 : 18:58:18
sounds like the drivers may not be loaded or working.hook up a pair of computer speakers or headphones and see if it'll play a music CD. mine will display the err code before displaying "data" sometimes even when it works successfully. you might need to uninstall/turn off the drivers for the standard CD if you're using it on a CD equipped mac. have you set it up with one of the extra microquadras with a clean system install? i'd test it that way first. you're not giving a lotta sys config for a trouleshooting attempt there, 'sadhu!  jt  =8-} 
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bigsadhu
Junior Member
Cayman Island
462 Posts |
Posted - 20 Jun 2002 : 22:07:13
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you're not giving a lotta sys config for a trouleshooting attempt there, 'sadhu! jt =8-}
Ummm... there's no more to give... I'm trying to use it as a standalone unit ATM, running on batteries (yes, they are new), plugged into external speakers. Shouldn't this work? I will try it hooked up to a mac though this WE. Cheers JT! C Cheers!
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alcoa
Full Member
Albania
543 Posts |
Posted - 21 Jun 2002 : 20:03:34
i have seen at least one post somewhere saying that they won't work off battery power, dunno, sounded strange, but i've never actually tried it. i think the original product was purchased from a french company and sold under the apple label. could there have been a AA sized battery with a different voltage in europe at the time? i'll check out my power supply when i get back in town tomorrow and see if it's the same voltage as the total of the AA cell count, and see what kind of results i get with AA cells.have you downloaded the drivers and manual? jt =8-}
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Dead PowerCD
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