Thanks for helping me with this, I'd like to get to the bottom.
I've reinstalled the OS (9.2) several times, with no avail. Last time I completely reformatted it and preformed a clean install. The OS 9.2.1 disk I use (retail) is virtually new, no scratches at all. I don't have any other Mac OS disks to try.. or else I'd tried an older version.
The machine has the basic 64MB RAM, which would be the chip soldered. Nothing has been added. Would buying a RAM stick help? (Though, I don't want to invest money in this unless I know that is the problem).
The machine was using the default extensions at the time. I just switched it to Mac OS Base, and it gives me a System Error on start-up "Illegal Instruction" and when I click restart, it pops up the same bomb error with "CHK Error"... so now, I'm completely locked out of Mac OS. (again). It will not start with extensions off, either. So I assume that means yet another reinstall.. great. I don't understand this machine at all.
Errors, I've mainly had Type 3, CHK & Illegal Instruction.. (bomb wise) on the other (a red box saying save all work, restart the computer) I've had types 1-3.
I've reinstalled the OS (9.2) several times, with no avail. Last time I completely reformatted it and preformed a clean install. The OS 9.2.1 disk I use (retail) is virtually new, no scratches at all. I don't have any other Mac OS disks to try.. or else I'd tried an older version.
The machine has the basic 64MB RAM, which would be the chip soldered. Nothing has been added. Would buying a RAM stick help? (Though, I don't want to invest money in this unless I know that is the problem).
The machine was using the default extensions at the time. I just switched it to Mac OS Base, and it gives me a System Error on start-up "Illegal Instruction" and when I click restart, it pops up the same bomb error with "CHK Error"... so now, I'm completely locked out of Mac OS. (again). It will not start with extensions off, either. So I assume that means yet another reinstall.. great. I don't understand this machine at all.
Errors, I've mainly had Type 3, CHK & Illegal Instruction.. (bomb wise) on the other (a red box saying save all work, restart the computer) I've had types 1-3.