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| Help needed: Cold start a 8550 with Crescendo G4 |
Hi everyone
I recently bought a Crescendo G4 upgrade for my Workgroup Server 8550. Since I don‘t have a battery inside it, it looses all NVRAM when powered off. I have the PRAM restore disk, but since the computer freezes before booting, it doesn‘t help.
It boot until a grey screen with frozen cursor.
There is a SATA card and a Radeon 7000 installed.
What can I do, except swapping the CPU card back again? I didn‘t have these issues with the MAXpower G3…
Posted by: robin-fo on 2025-12-19 11:42:33 |
It should just boot regardless of it being a G4 or having the Crescendo software installed. Check the RAM is up to spec, the CPU daughter card is cleaned and check if the card sags in the slot - I've a similar card which needs to be placed just right from years of gravity affecting either the CPU connector or the card itself.
Why no PRAM battery?
Posted by: Byrd on 2025-12-19 15:56:07 |
It now boots with the SATA card removed 😳
Posted by: robin-fo on 2025-12-20 05:17:57 |
Hi robin,
That's one good thing - there is noted compatibility issues with some G4 upgrades and SATA PCI cards.
Posted by: Byrd on 2025-12-20 14:57:06 |