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| Click here to select a new forum. | | Q605 won't boot | Posted by: Sharkonwheels on 2008-05-17 01:02:43
Got a (in my sig) Q605 - 33Mhz hack, full RC040, 64MB SIMM, 250MB hard disk, PDS etherent, I think MacOS 8.1
It was put away working about 2-3 years go.
Pull it out, nothing.
Dug out a good battery from my inventory (read: garage) and popped it in.
I can hear the startup chime, and then I hear this 8-10 note song, but no video, nothing.
Removed 64MB SIMM, same deal. Removed Ethernet card, same.
Any ideas? Never heard a Mac sing like that...of course, hopefully it's not a death chant...
| Posted by: LCGuy on 2008-05-17 04:33:41
That sounds like a death chime. What happens if you disconnect the HDD?
Also, are you sure that the battery is good? Check it with a multimeter. (if you have one) Also, even if you're sure that the battery is good, try doing the "Pizzabox Powertoggle" anyway - turn the machine on, then off, then back on again.
Best of luck. 🙁
| Posted by: pee-air on 2008-05-17 09:42:31
A dead battery wouldn't give you the chimes. In my experience, the chimes of death are caused by bad memory most of the time. I would remove the RAM and the PDS card and give it a reboot. If it boots without the PDS and the SIMM, put the PDS back in and try it again.
| Posted by: beachycove on 2008-05-17 10:06:49
I distinctly remember that I had an LC475 (same machine) give me the chimes because of a bad 80 MB Hard Drive.
Try another drive, any scsi at all, and see if the chimes recur.
| Posted by: JRL on 2008-05-17 10:19:09
According to Macs For Dummies 4th Edition by David Pogue, the chime is usually caused by bad/loose memory or a SCSI conflict.
| Posted by: Sharkonwheels on 2008-05-17 10:38:11
Removed the SIMM already, still sings.
Unplugged the SCSI drive, same deal.
She dead and need to be buried?
Shame - I LOVE Q605's!
| Posted by: JRL on 2008-05-17 11:41:04
You could try reseating the onboard memory.
| Posted by: Sharkonwheels on 2008-05-17 17:34:41
Onboard is soldered to the logic board, unfortunately
| Posted by: tomlee59 on 2008-05-17 19:08:39
Are there any telltale signs of leaking caps? The 605 is so darn cute, it would be a shame to give up. In desperation, I'd just toss it in the dishwasher, even if you don't see any obvious leakage.
| Posted by: Sharkonwheels on 2008-05-17 19:54:09
Well, I do have one of those RatShack electronic cleaner cans with the scrub brush on it. I could just scrub the life out of it and see....
Can't see any bad caps...
| Posted by: tmtomh on 2008-05-17 21:42:46
I hate to sound like those people who say, "Maybe if I just let it sit for awhile it will fix itself," but...
... I have revived a couple of mysteriously dead Macs (no power at all, or chimes of death) by unplugging everything from the motherboard - PRAM battery, hard drive, floppy drive, RAM, VRAM, CPU, anything not nailed down or soldered on - and letting it sit for several days, and then reassembling it.
Sounds weird I know, but perhaps worth a shot before you dumpster the mobo.
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