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<DIV>In my experience, when the processor was bad, the firmware threw up an icon of a processor with an "X" through it. I'm not sure what would happen running OS X.</DIV>
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<DIV>Nate</DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message -------------- <BR>From: Ronald Steinke <ronsteinke@mac.com> <BR><BR>> On 7 October, 2006, at 4:18:14, MegaSTMac@aol.com wrote: <BR>> <BR>> > So, how reliable is the message? Is there any way to know if the <BR>> > CPU is <BR>> > really bad? Can the bad CPU be disable mechanically or via software? <BR>> <BR>> If you have a second machine to install the CPU into, it could be <BR>> checked by starting it up. Or, you could take it in and have the <BR>> Apple shop nearest you check it on their test machine (they would do <BR>> the same thing, but charge you the hourly rate to do so). <BR>> <BR>> If the CPU is truly gone to the dogs, you will have to buy a <BR>> replacement - Apple, OWC, eBay, Mac User Group, etc. <BR>> <BR>> I do not know of any way to boot a machine without an operating CPU <BR>> installe
d. If anyone out there has done this successfully, I am sure <BR>> that Apple and all the other computer manufacturers would have bought <BR>> up the technique and stashed that information deep under ground <BR>> already. This would be like the "100 Mile-per-gallon carburetor" that <BR>> is mentioned in urban legends. It sounds good, but nobody knows where <BR>> the plans are or who developed it. <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________ <BR>> G4 mailing list <BR>> G4@listserver.themacintoshguy.com <BR>> http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/g4 <BR>> <BR>> Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! Vintage Mac and random stuff: <BR>> http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984 </BLOCKQUOTE></body></html>