Major problem: PRAM failed all tests; system loses track of startup folder to boot, .

majormattmajormatt
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in Genius Bar edited January 2014
Major problem: PRAM failed all tests; system loses track of startup folder to boot, OS9 wont recognize my hard drive.



Everything was fine last week, but now, if I crash in OS9, it cant find the system folder upon startup. Booting from the OS9 CD brings me to the desktop, but the hard drive isnt recognized.



My time is off frequently, could a dying battery afflict the pram?



I'm afraid to turn it off now. The only way to get back into OSX is to reinstall the system software from the CD.



[ 11-27-2002: Message edited by: MajorMatt ]</p>

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 4
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    Yes, these might be sypmtoms of a dying battery.

    How old it the computer?
  • Reply 2 of 4
    alcimedesalcimedes Posts: 5,486member
    oh crud, i just ran across something that might be like this last week.



    check at apple's sight for "power management" settings. there's some wacked out key combos you can use to reset this, and it can fix odd problems like this.



    if you haven't found it by monday, send me a private message and i'll look it up. i have it at the office.
  • Reply 3 of 4
    majormattmajormatt Posts: 1,077member
    The computer now is pushing two and a half years old.



    Could a dying battery cause the PRAM tests to malfunction?
  • Reply 4 of 4
    majormattmajormatt Posts: 1,077member
    I reformatted and all my problems are gone, even the pram problems.
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