28 Jun
2006
28 Jun
'06
8:12 p.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Walther
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 3:00 PM
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: Macintosh question (G3, 7 years old, so OT)
<snip>
The jumper is probably set improperly, because this
machine
and the similar ones going back before 1996 (On-topic,
<grin>) will power up
even if there's no CPU on the motherboard. That is, pressing the
power on button or the power button on the ADB keyboard will
still power up the supply, even though the motherboard is brain dead.
I remember accidentally doing this, is this what caused the smashing-glass
sound to come from the machine? I remember my friend and I were cracking up
pretty hard when we heard that.