Re: I just got a ROM 03, tell me what is wrong with it

[gsaikin@primenet.com (Gina Saikin)]

In article <62t1it$j0k$1@mentor.telis.org>, itsme <quantum@telis.org> wrote:

> I brought my ROM 03 GS home, it would not start up (everything attached, 
> the power light did not come on or anything.)
> 
> 
> 
> So, I switched power supplies.  The problem was fixed, and the machine 
> would now boot and run software
> 
> 
> I stuck a RAMfast SCSI into Slot 7, and a TWGS in Slot 3.
> 
> 
> I powered up, and the screen would flash between blue and white.  I 
> removed all drives, keyboard, just had the computer and monitor hooked up, 
> still flashing.
> 
> 
> I then took out all cards and ***boot****, and I get a screen full of 
> inverse characters.
> 
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> I press cntl, openapple, closedapple, reset, and I get the Self Test, The 
> sound from the GS speaker, and System OK on the screen.
> 
> 
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> I now get inverse characters on the screen upon boot, and it will not 
> start up.
> 
> 
> Any Ideas?

It sounds as if you've done almost everything you can.  You didn't by any
chance, do any card/drive removal with the power on, did you, at all? 
Have you tried rerunning the self-test again to see if it's ok?  If by any
chance you did all this hardware manipulation with the power on, you're
prolly SOL :/

Gina