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My boss took out the RAM and put them back in and then I put the hard
drive back in and it's working now! I suppose one of the RAM chips
needed reseating. We'll see how long it lasts.
Thanx!
> Tim Scoff wrote:
>
> That breaking glass sound is better known as the Chimes of
> Doom. It usually happens when there is a hardware problem on the
> motherboard or with the memory.
>
> I'd suggest trying to replace the memory in the computer. If
> the problem doesn't go away you're probably looking at a new
> motherboard.
>
> >Macintosh beige G3 desktop makes normal chime when you first power up
> >but after about 15 seconds makes a breaking glass sound and nothing
> >further happens. Screen stays dark. I put the original CD in and held
> >down the "C" key and the same thing happens. I then removed the hard
> >drive and put it into another G3 desktop and it boots fine there so I'm
> >thinking it's a problem with the motherboard. Any ideas? What's this
> >breaking glass sound? I couldn't find anything about it on Apple's web site.
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