Diagnosing a non-working Mac Performa 476? - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

4 Jun 2002

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  From: 	Brian Chase

  First thing to do would be re-initialize the
"parameter RAM."  Hit
 command-alt-p-r on power up.  (I have seen corrupted PR cause this
 kind of problem.)  There are also a couple of things that you can
 (very safely) reset with other hot-keys.  You'll have to look them
 up, though.  
 ...  I tried the
 command-alt-p-r thing with the existing batteries without luck, but
 then there's no Alt key on this particular keyboard (Apple Keyboard II).
 It only has command, ctrl, and option meta keys..

  	There is no [alt] key, because it's a.k.a. [option] key on later
keyboards... :)

The PRAM reset sequence is [command][option][P][R]

I just may have some helpful pdf files around. Send me a note directly, and
let me know as much of the machine name/type as you can.

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