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Did I just break my Mac?

Original Message
Name: Leo the 28C (by Sulfurik)
Date: February 27, 2007 at 19:17:12 Pacific
Subject: Did I just break my Mac?
OS: Mac OS 10.1.5
CPU/Ram: G3/128MB
Model/Manufacturer: Apple Macintosh G3
Comment:
Hello everyone!

Okay. I decided to upgrade my Mac with some memory. I grabbed a chip from a Linux PC which was working perfectly, and put it on the Mac.

It didn't turn on. :-(

I bought it used and it came with a few flaws; the hard drive's cable wasn't positioned properly and the power button was jammed, I have to press it really hard in a specific position.

I tried to fix the power button; now at least it 'ticks' when pressed... It doesn't turn on! :-/

I took the chip out, it didn't turn on either! HELP!

I'm using an old keyboard (through ADB port) so I can't turn it on with the keyboard's button... I ordered a new one specific for this machine though.

Help. :-( Thanks! ;-)

-- Leo


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Response Number 1
Name: Leo the 28C (by Sulfurik)
Date: February 27, 2007 at 20:09:51 Pacific
Subject: Did I just break my Mac?
Reply: (edit)
Nevermind y'all, I followed these steps to reset the PRAM:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article....

And, well, it worked for some reason. :-P

-- Leo


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Response Number 2
Name: bclark8
Date: March 6, 2007 at 13:12:00 Pacific
Subject: Did I just break my Mac?
Reply: (edit)
change your battery 3.6v 1/2 aa

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