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- From: mluders@snuffy.wa.atk.com (Matthew_Luders)
- Subject: Re: HELP!
- Message-ID: <Brp7u0.1An@snuffy.wa.atk.com>
- Summary: Check video card
- Organization: Alliant TechSystems Inc.
- References: <1992Jul19.152416.19336@ucsu.Colorado.EDU>
- Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1992 17:41:59 GMT
- Lines: 41
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- In article <1992Jul19.152416.19336@ucsu.Colorado.EDU> coburnn@spot.Colorado.EDU (COBURN NICHOLAS SCO) writes:
- >
- >I started experiencing a problem today, and I really need to fix it as soon
- >as possible. When I start my Mac, almost immediately after pressing the power
- >button, I hear the ascending chimes noise (not the regular startup chord). It
- >seems that it plays these before it even has time to access the disk, which
- >leads me to think it is not a disk problem. After a couple times, it will boot
- >up normally, and then everything seems fine.
- >
- >I went in with Norton, and it says that the disk is in fine condition. Could
- >this be an actual hardware problem? Realize that when it plays the chimes, the
- >startup process just stops, and nothing is on the screen (not even a sad mac).
- >
- >I am using a MacIIci with system 7.0.1 and tune-up 1.1.1. 32bit on, virt.
- >memory off. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
- >
- >
- Nicholas:
-
- The chimes you're hearing mean a hardware error occured during one of the Mac's
- self-tests. These include tests of the RAM and the monitor. I've personally
- experienced the "failed monitor test" chimes. It turned out to be a bad video
- card for an Ehman two-page monitor. My symptoms were also intermittent.
-
- What kind of monitor are you using? You might want to check your video cable
- connections and make sure the video card is firmly seated in its slot (be
- sure to ground yourself first--if you zap it with static electricity, you'll
- definitely have a video problem!) If there are other IIci's available to you,
- you could also try using your video card in another IIci. If it exhibits the
- same symptoms, then you can be pretty sure you've got a bad video card.
-
- One other idea: there is a free utility from Apple called Diagnostic Sound
- Sampler that plays the different chimes and tells you what each means. It's
- probably available on ftp.apple.com or one of the other Mac ftp sites.
-
- Hope this helps.
-
- Matt Luders
- (mluders@snuffy.wa.atk.com)
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