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In a message dated 9/5/05 5:03:06 AM, kilfeder@curlewfilms.com writes:<BR>
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>>My faithful 280c has suddenly gone wonky. When I boot it up, I get<BR>
>>the opening chimes, followed immediately by a loud<BR>
>>.....TICK-TICK-TICK.........TOCK-TOCK-TOCK..........TICK-TICK-TICK.........<BR>
>>that sounds as though it's coming from the speaker. Then,<BR>
>>absolutely nothing. No light on the screen, or anything.<BR>
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Try unplugging the HD and see if it gets to the ? disk screen. If so, you've got a dead HD. If not, you may have a dead logic, and what you're hearing is the inverter section on the board trying to crank up. <BR>
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Do pull the PRAM batt for awhile, reset the Power Manager (30-45 sec hold on reset btn on reverse, no AC, no battery) and try again. Might have just gone wonky.<BR>
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I may have a 250 mg HD around here still, and I do have a good 280 logic, which will need an orig. clock chip reinstalled (currently hacked for 40 mhz....). <BR>
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