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No power to drives
Name: Adena Date: March 10, 2003 at 17:38:58 Pacific OS: 9.2.2 CPU/Ram: G3/266/640mb
Comment:
I have a G3-AIO with 2 ATA drives and a SCSI CD-ROM installed. AT startup. I get the bong and then the flashing "?" and that is it. After checking, I am getting power to the fan, but not getting power to any of the drives. I also discovered that I scraped the red wire on the CD power harness and exposed the bare wire when I reinserted the drive/sled. It may have come in contact with the metal casing of the CD. Is there a fuse anywhere that could have blown? I see none on the motherboard, but what about the power and analog boards? Any other ideas also appreciated.
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