Subject: Re: G3AIO zoinked after IDE switch
From: Jeff Ridder (jridder@gci.net)
Date: Sun Mar 19 2000 - 13:48:30 MST
Hi John,
Have you tried zapping the PRAM yet??
Jeff Ridder
Service Manager
The Alaska MacStore-Fairbanks
> From: "John Boyarsky" <jboyarsky@ftyukon.yfsd.schoolzone.net>
> Organization: Yukon Flats School District
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 11:35:52 +0000
> To: yellow dog <yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com>
> Subject: G3AIO zoinked after IDE switch
>
> Gentlemen, I'll be out of it for a while. i tried the following, so
> that YDL installer would see my internal IDE Hard Drive. But when i put
> it back together all i got were the startup chimes, and a dark screen.
> It looks as if the monitor is working, but none of the drives ar being
> checked for media, the HD starts up, but the floppy does not eject, i
> cannot force it to look onto the CD or external SCSI's... I think it
> might me kaput. i thought maybe the ROM chip was shot, but i tried it
> in another Gossamer machine and it worked flawlessly. I'm thinking the
> motherboard went kablooie...
> Here's what I tried...
>
> 1. Use pdisk to see if your hard drive has the MkLinux id
> /dev/hdc. If it does, then you're in luck. Keep reading. 2.
>
> Turn off your computer and remove all cords from the back.
> You're about to switch the IDE cables so your hard drive is
>
> given the id /dev/hda. 3. Remove the four screws from the
> back
> of the computer and pull out the drawer. 4. If you're
> facing
> the back of the computer and looking down on the
> motherboard,
> the IDE cables connect to the motherboard on the lower left
>
> corner of the motherboard. 5. Here you'll find three ribbon
>
> cables connected to the motherboard. If the three were
> numbered in order from the edge of the motherboard, the IDE
>
> cables are 2 and 3. Unplug them and switch them (plug 2
> into
> where 3 was and vice versa). 6. Push the drawer back in and
>
> screw it back up. When you turn your computer on, it will
> work
> just like it did before. Use pdisk to make sure the id
> changed.
>
> A buddy here said maybe it is the IDE controller chip.. i dunno, but
> this is gonna be a long repair.. I am 200 miles from the road system in
> Rural Alaska, and the nearest repair shop is 800 air miles south of
> here..
>
> SH*T!
>
> Thnks for listenin, and PLEASE PLEASE!! i am VERY open to ideas...
>
> I got the stuff, if anyone has a used good Gossamer motherboard (or
> other G3) for sale!!
> John Boyarsky
>
> just too damn anxious to wait for the YDL 1.2 CD's I preordered to
> arrive!!
>
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