Well, i tried :

- reset the PMU( holding back power for at least 30sec), 

- booting without the battery,

- opening and booting with HD disconnected,

- booting with the memory expansion card removed (it was well seated when i opened the thing) ,

all this no joy. Still these 4 tones "Dah dee Da da"...

In the service manual (thanks Elfen) , at the symptom charts , it says :

"Hardware failure occurs (four-tone error chord sequence sounds after startup chord)  :

1 Disconnect hard drive data cable and reboot system. If startup sequence is normal, reseat cable and retest.



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3 If the system is connected to an external floppy drive, disconnect drive and reboot system. If startup sequence is normal, reseat cable and retest. "

Given i've tried booting without HD, and it was still Dahdeedada-ing, i think there is indeed a problem with the board :-/

when i have time i'll try swapping the HD with a good working one ( i have only one…), we'll see. Can't try with a floppy, no adapter nor extern floppy drive.

Here a pict of the inside :



@ Bibilit, Thanks Mate, don't know if i can remove individual keys and change places on these keyboards… Will check, but i don't want to break anything

indeed german keyboards are strange , no "@", how do they type mail addresses And the ¨ are only for Ü Ö and Ä … Can't type my name correctly

But i like the light grey color.
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