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The Czar
Starting Member
Canada
28 Posts |
 Posted - 22 Nov 2002 : 16:01:51
First, I'd push the power button, the hard drive would spin up and clunk
around, but I'd get no video. Naturally, I thought that it might be the
Video Card and/or monitor that didn't work, so I tried a different monitor,
to no avail. I then tried the Video Card in my PM 7100, and it worked, with
all the monitors I tried. It's a Macintosh Display Card 670 (Called an 8-24,
I believe.) Then I thought it could be the PRAM batteries (I read somewhere that the
big 6 slot II series machines needed good PRAM batteries to boot), so I
replaced them, to no avail. I then reseated all the RAM, ROM, HD/Floppy
connections, with no result. I also tried numerous keyboard/mouse
combinations, because someone told me that some Macs won't boot if they
don't have a working keyboard and/or mouse. The hard drive works, and has a working system on it (it's been tried in
my IIsi.) I The only thing I could think of then is possibly the RAM, and
being 64 pin, I have no other RAM to swap into it, and no way to test it.
Now, the power supply fan won't spin up, and I get no result from pressing
the power key. I've searched Google, AV, Lycos and Yahoo. I've racked the brains of the
best at AppleFritter, and they still come up puzzled. I'm rather puzzled, and of course, any help or any resources you could
let me know about would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Peter Real Men Use 68k |
SpaceBoy
Full Member
USA
631 Posts |
Posted - 22 Nov 2002 : 16:48:01
Please forgive me if this is a rather stupid question, but have you tried starting it by pushing the "Power" key on your ADB keyboard(s), or have you just been pressing the on/off button on the back of the machine? I had a Mac II some years back, and I thought it was dead for about 2 years, until I realized that just pushing the power button on the back won't start those machines all of the time... Anyway, this is just a thought...
Good luck!
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Newton 120, "PADD" Edited by - SpaceBoy on 22 Nov 2002 16:49:09 |
The Czar
Starting Member
Canada
28 Posts |
Posted - 22 Nov 2002 : 18:07:58
quote:
Please forgive me if this is a rather stupid question, but have you tried starting it by pushing the "Power" key on your ADB keyboard(s), or have you just been pressing the on/off button on the back of the machine? I had a Mac II some years back, and I thought it was dead for about 2 years, until I realized that just pushing the power button on the back won't start those machines all of the time... Anyway, this is just a thought...
Good luck!
SpaceBoy
No, it's not at all a stupid question! I did try pressing the power key on the keyb. Still no go. Thanks for the suggestion though. Real Men Use 68k |
Kami
Junior Member
Canada
132 Posts |
Posted - 22 Nov 2002 : 22:50:46
If I leave my IIfx sitting for a while, like a couple of weeks, then it exhibits the same problem as you are having (no booting). I have left it plugged in for a few hours then pushed the button on the back firmly a couple of times (on-off-on-off-on). Somewhere in this cycle the thing boots with a chime. Note: this isn't really good for hard drives :IHope this works for you Kami
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The Czar
Starting Member
Canada
28 Posts |
Posted - 23 Nov 2002 : 00:05:15
Thanks Kami! I'm going to plug it in overnight and try it first thing in the morning!Real Men Use 68k |
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Bloody IIfx...
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