[G4] G4 based audio studio in crisis in Rio de Janeiro

[Harry Freeman]

Al,

The chime at start-up indicates that a quick and dirty Memory test has  
passed.
So what you want to do is pull all except one (1) of your memory  
modules out of the mother board and retry the startup.
If you get the chime and a startup, shutdown and put one of the other  
memory modules back into the MB.
If you don't get the chime, remove the memory module and insert one of  
your remaining memory modutes and try again.

Cheers

Harry
San Jose, Ca
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On May 13, 2012, at 9:08 AM, Alan Pratt wrote:

> Help!  I was working on a project on my G4 Digital Audio running  
> Digital Performer 3 on OS 9.2, through a MOTU 2408 Mk II.   I was  
> working all morning, and then I opened a new file before lunch break  
> in anticipation of the drum session scheduled for the afternoon and  
> left it open while I went to lunch.  During lunch break no one  
> noticed any power fluctuations or cuts, although the Mac, monitor  
> and MOTU interface are running on a UPS.
>
> When I came back in after lunch, the first thing I noticed was all  
> the meters on the MOTU were green along the bottom line... the  
> project was still open on the Mac, but the computer didn't respond  
> to any commands from the fingerboard and the mouse was inoperative.
>
> I forced a shutdown by holding down the power button, and waited for  
> about 5 minutes.  When I tried booting again, the power light would  
> not stay on, and no chime,  although the fans came on and the hard  
> drives also whirred and buzzed as usual.  On the mother board the  
> red pilot light was on, and the 4 green lights on the edge of the  
> motherboard were also lit.  No activity on the monitor whatsoever.
>
> I have been very pleased with this set-up (although I am a recent  
> Mac convert) and this is the first problem I've had since I set the  
> studio up in February.  However I am in the middle of a project and  
> facing a deadline.  Any suggestions?
>
> I am hoping to be able to take advantage of the cheap prices of this  
> computer and make a complete redundant system for the studio for  
> back up and emergencies.  Any comment?  I'm assuming I should be  
> able to find power supplies, memory, etc. at least for the present.
>
> Thanks
>
> Al Pratt
> Noise Floor Studio
> Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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