Re: Did my Apple iiGS Die?

[Grent <grent3@gmail.com>]

On Nov 4, 8:40 pm, kynrek <kyn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Nov 1, 7:19 pm, kynrek <kyn...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > On Nov 1, 2:49 am, Antoine Vignau <antoine.vig...@laposte.net> wrote:
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> > > On 1 nov, 02:56, kynrek <kyn...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > I was using my GS trying to stream with ADP pro and I can't get it to
> > > > boot back up:
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> > > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoV47l-ofM0&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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> > > > Could this be the pram battery?
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> > > > Any Ideas? I have tried unpluging and flipping the switch on and of
> > > > but no luck.
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> > > No it can't be the bram.
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> > > The iigs is performing its self test because your keyboard or joystick
> > > has the two buttons pressed.
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> > > Try again with no joystick nor keyboard plugged in and tell us,
> > > Antoine
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> > Whiew!! Thanks guys, I will have my wife test when she gets home (I'm
> > out of town on business) I'll let you know how things turn out.
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> I tried unplugging the keyboard, serial cable, disk drive and
> everything but it is still stuck in test mode :( Any ideas?

Well. Are any of the cables still attached? Unplug them all. If it
still does it then disconnect every thing from the CPU. Take out the
memory or any cards that you can.  Then turn it on with ONLY the
monitor connected. Still have a problem. I would take the cover off
and try shaking and tapping it on the bottom. Something may be loose
in there that should not be there.  Some times you will have to rotate
it in all directions to break it loose. If you hear something if could
be under the mother board. If  you hear something, then that is not
right. I would pull out the PS and the front strip. Next I would get a
can of compressed air and let it loose on everything. The inside back
plane where get plugged in. All the chips, All the slots. Then I would
look at everything inside. Making sure no bugs, rust or anything is
not shorting some thing out. I can not see the battery doing anything.
But I could see it becoming a short if it goes bad. So the last thing
I would try would be cutting on of the leads to see what happens or if
it is a Rom 3 remove it,