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From: roessli@sc2a.unige.ch (David Roessli)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Mayday, mayday, mayday - i'm in deep trouble (HELP)
Message-ID: <205@sc2a.unige.ch>
Date: 18 Jul 90 13:15:12 GMT
Organization: University of Geneva, Switzerland
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Mayday, mayday, mayday ..

    i'm experiencing deep trouble with a Mac IIx and various peripherics,
and was wondering if any of you out there had seen anything like it before.
Here it comes:

Context: we've purchased a Mac IIx, 8Mb RAM, 1 external 142Mb LaCie disk, 1
         internal 192Mb LaCie disk (Tsunami or something like that), Sigma
         Design ColorMax 19" screen (8 bits), Apple's CD-ROM drive, Ethernet
         board, Howtek ScanMaster II (with internal board).

         The whole thing upgraded to version 6.0.5

         Inits and CDevs: Suitcase, Rear window, Boomerang, On Cue, SuperClock,
         EtherTalk and Apple CDs stuff, NBGIB handler (scanner), Vaccine,
         GateKeeper Aid and Dimmer.
                                                        .. and all goes wrong!

Trouble: at first, the little disk with the dreaded '?' comes up .. finds no
         disk to boot on. Boot again, all's fine. Then suddenly, the *whole*
         system crashes .. from within *any* application, even from the Finder!
         and that at *any* time .. Then it's impossible to reboot for 20 to 30
         minutes. You get that awfull 'hardware-problem-beep-sound'.. the
         screen stays blank, or if it reboots (rare) you suddenly get a 
         dialog box with *nothing* in it, then bang! it all crashes again.
         What's weird, is that it can work okay during a whole day, then crash.
         Or just crash all the time.. (sigh)

What we've done: after having checked out for viruses, bad connections and so
         on, we checked the disks out with our LaCie dealer, changed the
         internal one once. Given the Mac to our Apple dealer twice, complete
         check up, changed the motherboard the second check. And *NO* LOGICAL
         ANSWER from any of them .. The LaCie dealer says its an Apple problem
         (Motherboard, SCSI or whatever..), and the Apple dealer says all is
         okay with *their* stuff, must come from the disks .. or the video
         controler board .. or maybe the scanner, .. or this .. or that, but
         get on with it!

Today:   we have one Mac IIx fully equiped, crashing when it feels like it,
         and no answer from any of the so called professionals supposed to
         provide technical support. (sirrrrgh!)

So if anybody has any idea of what is going on, please give me a hint..
Is my configuration incompatible in some weird and hidden way ? Or what ?!

Looking forward to reading you

:david (might well go back to PCs in the end.. - cynic ?)

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David C. Roessli                  Email: roessli@sc2a.unige.ch
Dpt Anthropologie & Ecologie             ROESSLI@CGEUGE52.BITNET
University of Geneva                     david@scsun.unige.ch
12, rue Gustave-Revilliod         Voice: +41(22)436.930
CH-1227  Geneva  SWITZERLAND      Fax  : +41(22)3000.351

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