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Re: What might this GS display suggest?



In article <19990217012117.25049.00002674@ng61.aol.com>,
Supertimer <supertimer@aol.com> wrote:
>>	My friend recently picked up a GS CPU (ROM 0 or 1, unknown)
>>from a thrift, but powering it up only displays a sort of irregular
>>checkerboard-like pattern.  Nothing from the keyboard responds (can't
>>reset, or call up control panel.)

>Could be a bad keyboard or mouse locking up the ADB bus.  Have you
>tried connecting a spare Mac keyboard and mouse and [...]

	Sort of.  I used my keyboard and mouse (both work) when I
tried the CPU.  (The keyboard that he has has a problem though it
doesn't cause his good CPU to lock up like this.)  Supposing the ADB
bus is the problem, could it be the connector on the motherboard?

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