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Luke
 IP: 70.69.195.83 Aug 11, 07 - 4:26 PM |
My mac is acting weird...
Whenever I boot up my mac, it gets to the smiley face computer and then goes away , then comes back, then goes away. Also i started it up after that and the smiley face mac was a frowny face mac with x-eyes. It said 0000000f and 0000000D or something like that under it. What do i do? Also im not that much of a technician. At all. Please reply soon! |
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Luke
IP: 70.69.228.53 Aug 31st, 2007 - 9:41 PM |
Re: My mac is acting weird...
hello...? Helooo? |
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Tom Lee
IP: 71.139.193.176 Aug 31st, 2007 - 11:29 PM |
Re: My mac is acting weird...
Some things to try: 1) Reseat all ram. 2) Reinstall OS. 3) Run disk utility. |
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Luke
IP: 70.69.228.53 Sep 17th, 2007 - 9:20 PM |
Re: My mac is acting weird...
Thanks for the information but, I don't really know how or can't do any of those three. Technically I only have one mac and I don't even consider myself a collector If anyone could help me out with any o' those i would REALLY appreciate it 'cause the mac was fun to play games on and tinker with. |
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Tom Lee
IP: 71.141.2.168 Sep 17th, 2007 - 11:59 PM |
Re: My mac is acting weird...
Well, let me see if I understand you: You want help, but you can't actually do anything that we might suggest. If you are really limiting yourself to just staring at it, then what's the point in asking for help? Given the constraints you've imposed on the solution space, you've effectively locked yourself out of every likely fix. Sorry. |
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andybloom
IP: 86.128.73.41 Sep 22nd, 2007 - 12:11 AM |
Re: My mac is acting weird...
It might be a start if you give the details of the machine first (model?) and then the helpful peeps here could suggest ways to dismantle it safely. Tom Lee is an expert on how not to electocute yourself when opening a Classic Mac... |
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Nick
IP: 67.130.239.52 Oct 5th, 2007 - 2:03 PM |
Re: My mac is acting weird...
Alright let me explain this to you: The Mac with X for eyes, it is called the Sad Mac, which is VERY common on old Macintoshes, now you may want to reinstall system software, (which means that you have to put a CD, or diskette, (floppy disk), then hold the C key at startup, then keep holding it for a while... If this dosen't work, just get a new one, (I did my best explaining it)! 
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Tom Lee
IP: 66.237.74.194 Oct 5th, 2007 - 3:51 PM |
Re: My mac is acting weird...
Alas, Nick, it's a Classic, which has no CD drive. He seems unwilling to do even the most basic of repairs, so telling him to reinstall the OS doesn't help. He's put so many constraints on the solution space that he's effectively locked himself out of doing anything besides wishing real, real hard. But good try! |
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Nick
IP: 67.130.239.52 Oct 6th, 2007 - 4:56 PM |
Re: My mac is acting weird...
Doh! What was I thinking!!!? I actually read it after and thought it was pretty dumb to say that stuff! (I shouldn't of also mentioned that "just get a new one"), yeah I think that there is no other possible way to explain this to him... Of course it is VERY hard to explain computers to some of my family members, (one couldn't figure out how to copy & paste!) But I would suggest to him, because it's a Classic, (not supported at Apple) that he should just throw the thing away if he can't understand how to install system software! (I have 2 Classic system utilities (Ad Ease), (System Software) disks, but he may not know how t figure it out either... |
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Tom Lee
IP: 171.67.73.10 Oct 7th, 2007 - 6:41 PM |
Re: My mac is acting weird...
You were very nice for wanting to help. He's too timid about trying fixes, so until he can overcome that basic problem, he won't be able to do anything about the others, unfortunately. Until then, you're absolutely right: The only advice we can give him is "Get another mac." |
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Luke
IP: 70.69.228.53 Oct 23rd, 2007 - 9:18 PM |
Re: My mac is acting weird...
Thanks Tom... real help (I was exaggerating a little bit on the not much at all and i am willing to do some repairs, shows how nice you ppl are to newbies. geez its my first mac what do you expect me to be doing with it, dismantling it for fun?) if someone could tell me where I could get a software floppy that would be nice. |
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Tom Lee
IP: 71.141.2.168 Oct 23rd, 2007 - 10:35 PM |
Re: My mac is acting weird...
Sorry if you were offended, but re-read your dismissive reply to my earnest and useful suggestions. I think I was easy on you, to be perfectly honest. If you read the other posts here, you will see that this site is actually very welcoming of newbies. If you didn't like the reception you got, consider that part of the problem was actually your own attitude. Ok, 'nuff said. On to actual troubleshooting/repair, now that you seem more open to actually doing some: First thing to try: The Classic is unique among all Macs ever made in having an OS hidden in ROM. It's a stripped down version of system 6.0.3, and the way to get at it is to power up the Mac while holding down command-option-x-o at startup. If it works from that, then you can pretty much absolve the hardware, and a good re-install of the OS will probably fix things. To download a variety of useful apps, bootdisks, and the like, a good place to start is the late Gamba's site, home.earthlink.net/~gamba2. I would head over there asap, as his sister may not continue keeping the site up much longer. There are links to OS downloads. For the Classic, system 6.0.8 is pretty ideal (unless you want to try surfing the net, in which case you need a version of system 7). If you find that you need to do an actual repair of hardware, then you'll need one special tool: A longggg torx-15 driver. If you live in the US, Sears is a good place to get one (or it used to be, anyway; haven't checked in a long time). There are two screws under the handle, deep in the recess. Two others are easily visible nearer the bottom of the back panel. Make sure you unplug the cord from the Mac before doing any of this. Don't just turn off the switch -- physically disconnect the cord. After opening it up, you can do the things mentioned in my first response -- reseat the ram, as well checking for loose connections and the like. This should do for a start. |
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