jdlanza Posted December 19, 2020 Report Share Posted December 19, 2020 Hi all - I have a TAM that was working fine until, as these things go, it wasn't. My PM 6100, PM 7100 and IIsi all reported that the TAM had unceremoniously departed the AppleTalk network. Restarting the TAM results in the satisfying "bong," but I get nothing on the screen. It also does not reappear on the network. Thoughts? Thoughts other than recapping the TAM!? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Byrd Posted December 19, 2020 Report Share Posted December 19, 2020 Reset PRAM, press CUDA switch - replace PRAM battery if < 3V Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jdlanza Posted December 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2020 @Byrd, thanks for the thoughts. I smacked my forehead when I read "Reset PRAM." Did that, and got to the screen that said the Mac hadn't been shut down properly (you think!?) and was checking the disk. The TAM hung there. Powered off and on.......and got nothing. Now the PRAM won't reset, either. I'm assuming the HD has gone and needs replacement, but the PRAM behavior is odd. Any ideas why CTRL-OPT-P-R wouldn't be working? Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oberlehrer Posted December 20, 2020 Report Share Posted December 20, 2020 3 hours ago, jdlanza said: Any ideas why CTRL-OPT-P-R wouldn't be working? Perhaps because it's CMD-OPT-P-R? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jdlanza Posted December 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2020 4 hours ago, Oberlehrer said: Perhaps because it's CMD-OPT-P-R? Which is, of course, what I meant! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
glay78 Posted February 17 Report Share Posted February 17 On 12/20/2020 at 8:07 PM, jdlanza said: @Byrd, thanks for the thoughts. I smacked my forehead when I read "Reset PRAM." Did that, and got to the screen that said the Mac hadn't been shut down properly (you think!?) and was checking the disk. The TAM hung there. Powered off and on.......and got nothing. Now the PRAM won't reset, either. I'm assuming the HD has gone and needs replacement, but the PRAM behavior is odd. Any ideas why CTRL-OPT-P-R wouldn't be working? Thanks! It happened to my TAM previously with a bad HDD. It will chime with black screen. Unplugging the ribbon on the TAM will work. Try it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bibilit Posted February 18 Report Share Posted February 18 I will suggest removing all peripherals and cards and booting with a minimal setup, had this issue once, was a card preventing the full process. Can also be a screen issue, but as you are saying you lost also the network, probably more something else. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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