Re: mac boot disk in PC
On Wed, Feb 19, 2003 at 08:19:31AM -0500, Hank wrote:
> >
> >And One more thing that i notice is that nothing is displayed on the
> >screen and i am getting only a musical tone and the system stops with
> >a blank screen. My friend says that the musical tone comes only if the
> >system cannot boot.
> >
>
> Usually you'll see a black screen with a white unhappy face on if you're
> having system problems.
>
> This is usually a memory problem. Maybe somebody stuck an incompatible
> memory stick in and gave up. Maybe the memory stick is loose. Easiest
> way to tell is to just take it out. Reboot with the built in memory on
> the system. If it reboots, fine. Take an eraser and clean the leads off
> and reinsert it. If this don't work. Try another module.
Right, if you're hearing 4 tones, that's the Chimes of Death.
It occurs if there's not enough memory to start the machine,
but will go away as soon as you have good memory.
--
"The way the Romans made sure their bridges worked is what
we should do with software engineers. They put the designer
under the bridge, and then they marched over it."
-- Lawrence Bernstein, Discover, Feb 2003
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