yes but it works ... as a last resort and a good last resort that always works if nothing else will... better than <br>3. Zapping the PRAM can help only if it can help.<br><br>I'll sit and watch the web<br> that you will build this day <br>will it be a thread of love you weave<br> it's yours to show the way....Moody Blues

better than? try same as! it is absurd to open one's case when it is unnecessary...<br><br>By the way, this quote was from MicroMat Tech Support:<br>3. Zapping the PRAM can help only if it can help.<br><br>and it was meant to be a tongue-in-cheek remark, totally lost on you it seems<br><br>~~~<br>"Our civil rights have no dependence upon our religious opinions more than our opinions in physics or geometry." --Thomas Jefferson

The logic of the TechTool writer is worthy of a 12th century scholastic philosopher. I wonder if s/he has an inside track on the number of demons that can dance on the head of Bill Gates?<br><br>And that's true too/--Shakespeare, King Lear

you need to get to know me better, you keep ass-U-me-ing<br><br>The proof of intelligent life in the universe is that they have not bothered to contact us

need? that is assuming much, right there. may not want to get to know you any better than i do now... and i think i know you fairly well. no "spring chicken" here, been around the block a few.<br><br>oh and due to time constraints and other pressing matters, i did not get around to posting this the other night, from the Apple TIL:<br>--------<br>Many system problems can be resolved by resetting the Cuda chip. The function of the Cuda chip is to:<br><br>¥ Turn system power on and off.<br>¥ Manage system resets from various commands.<br>¥ Maintain parameter RAM (PRAM).<br>¥ Manage the real-time clock.<br>--------<br>THAT is essentially and for nearly all intents and purposes what is accomplished by a PRAM zap and an NVRAM zap does yet more... that said, there are a few times when a CUDA button reset is indicated, such as when one installs a new CPU, etc<br><br><br>do have a nice day/evening<br><br>~~~<br>"Our civil rights have no dependence upon our religious opinions more than our opinions in physics or geometry." --Thomas Jefferson