[G4] Re: Start up Chime

[Eric Wood]

If RAM is at issue, it could be as simple as reseating the existing RAM
modules. Either way, if there happens to be more than one in the
machine, it would be prudent to pop one out at a time and see if that
changes whether the machine boots. It's not likely that more than one is
bad.

Eric

On Sun, 2007-10-07 at 20:54 -0400, Technophobic_Tom at comcast.net wrote:
> On 7 Oct 2007 10:53:22 -0700, Harry Freeman wrote:
> 
> >On Oct 7, 2007, at 10:31 AM, Technophobic_Tom at comcast.net wrote:
> >
> >  > On 06 Oct 2007 13:20:49 -0700, keith_w wrote:
> >  >
> >>>  I don't GET a start-up chime anymore.
> >>
> >>  It means the Power-On Self-Test has failed the computer's pre-boot
> >  > sequence. If you can't pass the POST, I don't think you can get to
> >  > the terminal to do any of the suggested resets.
> >>
> >>  In my case (dual 1.25, pre-2003), it meant the mobo was fryed. :-(
> >
> >As best that I know the start-up chime comes after of the memory
> >has been checked and passed.
> 
> Ah...yeah. That's what "self-test" includes. But if it doesn't chime, 
> it hasn't past the self-test. So there's no way of knowing if the RAM 
> is bad or good, i.e., it's a dead parrot, deceased, no longer living. 
> Do not pass go. Do not collect $200. ;-)
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