![]() ![]() After researching the problem occasionally on and off for ±six months I discovered that the problem resulted from the high-density RAM upgrades my friend bought. (The new RAM he had in it was worth much more.) I couldn't either, at first. A for $50 from a friend who couldn't get it to boot after upgrading the RAM. Now we have a functioning Bondi Blue instead of a boat anchor.Ībout five years ago I bought a Bondi Blue Rev. I thought I had gone through this diagnosis to begin with many months ago, but I guess I wasn't methodical enough. I will install the new 256 MB this weekend, but it appears that my problem all along was a faulty RAM SIMM that probably corrupted some system stuff on the HD. I called the place where I got the 256 MB SIMM and they have replaced the defective SIMM for free. I upgraded to OSX 10.3.9 and we are still up and running with the original 32MB and the newer 128 MB of RAM. Aha!! I removed the 256 MB SIMM I had installed and we were back in business. I reformatted the HD and reinstalled OS9. I reset CUDA, etc and finally got the thing to boot from the OS 9 CD. This did not immediately help as I still couldn't boot. I took out all of the new RAM I had installed (a 128 MB and 256 MB SIMMs) and reinstalled the 32 MB that came with it. Two weeks ago, I decided to give it one last go to try and figure out what was wrong. ![]() After taking it to a Mac repair person, they said that it would cost more to diagnose than to fix. I wanted to follow-up on my Bondi Blue problem. Any advice as to what to look at next? It is a servicable machine for my son, so I hate to get rid of it, but I also realize that it's 8 years old and has probably seen better days. That leaves the logic board or the processor. I think I can rule out the hard drive, the RAM, the PRAM battery, and the system voltages. Now I'm to the point where resets might give me half a chime or none at all, and I can't even get the thing to boot up. Shortly thereafter, though, it locks up again. I reset the machine successfully using a paper clip through the side hole, get the chime, and we're off and running. Today, I started the machine up and I don't get a chime, and the boot-up locks up. When I turned it on this time, the system booted like it had never missed a lick. I reinstalled the newer hard drive, reinstalled the 384 MB RAM, and reset the CUDA one last time, this time holding it depressed for a good 30 seconds. I put the old original hard drive and original RAM back in. ![]() I checked all of the voltages and the power fuse and they all checked OK per the Apple service guide. I tried to boot from the original OS 8.1 CD, but after it apparently was going to boot, the CD got spit out and a diskette with a flashing "?" appeared. I tried to boot from the OS X CD, but no luck. I removed the battery for 10 minutes, replaced, but no luck. I opened her up, and replaced the PRAM battery. Plugged it in in the morning and the machine didn't start on its own, but when I pushed the ON button, it retuned to the same amber power light, black screen, and fan running state. When he plugged it back in, it powered-up on its own, the power light was amber, the screen was black, and the fan was running. He tried to do a power button reset, but finally had to resort to unplugging it. The other night it froze while it was just idling in my son's room. (We are dealing with 1998 technology).Įven more pointless information about this iMac: The internal components closely resemble the components of Mac power books of the same era.I have an original Bondi Blue iMac (G3, 233) running 10.3.9 with 384 MB RAM. So this drive has been partitioned 8GB/17GB to get it to boot. Note: The BIOS on the iMac does not recognize a partition larger than 8GB for boot. 2 USB, 1 modem, 1 Ethernet, 1 audio in, 1 speaker out, 1 headphone.ATI Rage Pro Turbo video with 6 MB of VRAM.This system originally sold for $1200 in 1998. The monitor didn’t get a scratch, but the plastic is marred. When I moved a while back, I dropped it on some black top from about 2 feet. This particular iMac has some cosmetic damage to the plastic facia around the monitor. The built-in ethernet port made networking easy, something its windows counterparts were still struggling with at the time. This iMac also included the now infamous “hockey puck” mouse a fascinating design for a mouse but really awkward to use. This was the first Mac to include USB ports and to exclude a floppy drive. The form factor of the All-In-One computer was also unique at the time. This was the first computer that Apple called iMac promoted as a new Mac for the Internet age, hence the “i” prefix. This original G3 Bondi Blue iMac is a glorious piece of personal computing history unique design, and a “first” in many respects. ![]()
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