[DuoList] 280c 'boing' sound + question mark

[Ronald P. Pfister]

Maybe your disk's bearings froze - quite common with non-fdb disks  
after long storage periods. Can you hear the disk spinning up when  
the machine turns on?

On Nov 4, 2005, at 01:35, Lela Tong wrote:

> My 280c has been sitting in my closet for a few years.
>
> I turned it on to get some files which I left on it.  Strangely, as  
> soon as I plugged in the power cord, the machine switched on  
> (without my pressing the 'on') and the floppy icon came up with a  
> question mark.  And, the sound 'boing boing boing...' kept going.
>
> I tried to insert the Disk Tools and clicked Disk First Aid but no  
> volumes showed up except the external floppy drive.  And, when I  
> tried to click the Apple HD SC Setup -- there was a flash of all  
> the buttons (allowing a click) but it all dimmed except "Quit" and  
> "Drive."  When I clicked "Drive" the message "unable to locate a  
> suitable drive connected to SCSI port."
>
> Also, on a re-boot or to press the 'on' button after shutdown, no  
> icon appears but a lit blank screen comes up.  The only way to get  
> the icon with the question mark is to completely unplug the  
> computer and to replug it.
>
> I fear the worse -- any helpful hints on how I can fix this?
>
> Lela