Re: Big trouble - need basic help

[markey <markey@visi.com>]

Andrew Erickson wrote:

>
> You'll definitely need to resolve the green static problem before being
> able to do anything useful.

It's not actually static, what I *meant* to say is that it's just a green
screen. I can adjust it so that's it's clear, but the point is that it just a
lot of greeness and nothing else...

> The video output from the motherboard should generally work, regardless
> of the other things.  The other card sounds like an RF modulator; if so
> it puts out a TV signal, which would not work with the monitor.  It may
> help to remove that card.

Yeah I've tried both jacks, with the same result.

> Do you ever get anything other than static--for instance, if you remove
> the disk controller card entirely?  Does the computer beep when you try
> to boot it?  Do either of the disk drives spin at all?

I get no beeps and no spinning , even after switching the #1 and #2 drives.

> (If it beeps, the computer itself is basically working.)
>
> You may also try typing 6 CTRL-P; this should boot from the monitor, if
> you have a non-autostart ROM.  CTRL-P is, of course, not six keys.

I will try that next. I read somewhere that if the drive is out of alignment
that nothing will happen, is this true?