If I remember, A computer with no RAM will not send a video signal. the
chime is normal.

On Sat, 31 May 1997, Jaime Kikpole wrote:

>      That MacIIx that I mentioned in an earlier message (the one that I'm
> trying to rebuild) is giving me a problem.  My video card finally arrived
> and I plugged it in and set things up.  Keep in mind that this IIx has no
> RAM, HD or floppy disk drive in it.
> 
>       First off, it plays a two or three bar tune like a lullabye when I
> power it up.  I recall that this means that the internal test claims that
> there is a hardware problem.  Correct?  Could this be the lack of RAM?
> 
>      Next, the monitor doesn't seem to receive any data from the system. 
> Now this *could* be the video card, but if the computer itself is broken in
> the first place....  It might also be related somehow to the "Liberty Video
> Adapter" that I'm using to connect the Apple Macintosh II Video Card to a
> 15 inch multisync monitor.  But I've tried many different configurations of
> the adapter's pins to no avail.  Always a blank screen.
> 
>      Any help, knowledge, or advice would be appreciated.  Thanks in
> advance.
> 
>                                                         Jaime
> 
> 
> 

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