Re: Dead Dead Dead

[bazyar@mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu (Jawaid Bazyar)]

rjd@alpha.sunquest.com (Robert J. Dull) writes:

>My machine seems to have died.  Whenever I turn it on I get
>a screen with 4 options.  1=Control Panel 2=60 MHZ 3=50 MHZ
>4=Continue startup.  Pressing 4 does nothing, just brings me
>back to the same screen.  I can go into the Control Panel
>and change stuff but it never stays (looks like the battery
>maybe???).  It won't boot from any drive (Hard, 3.5, 5.25).
>When I hit control-apple-reset I get the self-diagnostic
>test (it says System Good).  I'm at a loss.  Any help would
>be greatly appreciated.

  It sounds like your Option key is "stuck" on. Check your keyboard,
and also check your joystick if you have one to be sure button #1
on it isn't stuck.

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