Re: UPDATE: Sick Apple ][e.... (still sick)

[nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates)]

In article <32079231.46FC@med.unc.edu>,
Randall H. Friedline[User] <friedr@med.unc.edu> wrote:
>I have removed all the cards and turned it on.  I still get those
>strange white bands across the screen with colored blinking lights
>sometimes.

   Sounds like a problem on the motherboard, the monitor, or the cable
between them. Try jiggling the cable around and seeing if that produces
any effects.

   Also, with all socketed chips on the motherboard, try pressing them
down into their sockets. It's best to use your thumb and press on the
whole chip at once-- pressing with a screwdriver may shatter the
chip. You may hear some creaking as this happens; that's normal.


>I have tried testing the kernel by holding down the apple key and also
>by hitting Ctrl-apple-reset (or whatever it was).  Nothing

   It should report that the system is ok. If it reboots, you need to
hold down the solid apple key. If it hangs or does nothing, there's
other problems, and the whole system's probably pretty hosed.

>	My only thought now, as per suggestions I've received from y'all is to
>find someone else with a ][e, and try swapping chips.

   If that doesn't help, suspect the monitor, video cable, or the 
motherboard itself.

Nathan
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