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Date:      Wed, 02 Jan 2008 11:11:20 -0500
From:      Joshua Coombs <jcoombs@gwi.net>
To:        "freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org" <freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Half-dead G4
Message-ID:  <477BB7A8.6030200@gwi.net>
In-Reply-To: <200801011239.55665.jrh29@alumni.cwru.edu>
References:  <200712301041.36623.jrh29@alumni.cwru.edu>	<20080101173551.cc92a546.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> <200801011239.55665.jrh29@alumni.cwru.edu>

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Justin Hibbits wrote:

> I've reseated all data cables.  Haven't reseated the motherboard power cable, 
> but I've reseated the hard drive power cable, and can't quite figure out how 
> to remove the CD-ROM drive power cable, as it's enclosed.  I've tried 
> removing the hard drive and CD-ROM drive data cable connections from the 
> motherboard, but that didn't help.  I'll try pulling out everything, even the 
> CPU, and see what I can come up with.  I was hoping removing the battery and 
> resetting the PMU would do the trick, but that failed as well.
> 
> Am I right in assuming that because holding the mouse button ejects the CD-ROM 
> tray, the CPU is functioning because it has to go into openfirmware?
> 
> - Justin

Pull the battery and power, and leave it unplugged with no battery for 
at LEAST 48 hours.  That pesky pram is persistent.

Josh C



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