Quadra 650 won't load

[dave]

Hi,

I have a Quadra 650 that won't seem to load. When I power it up, there's only the floppy disk with the question mark, but the quadra makes the correct startup sound.
Is the hard drive broken or does it need a new PRAM battery?

Thanks,

Dave

[Dan Millar]

Can't find a bootable system disc - that's all that flashing icon means. Battery must be fine, or you wouldn't be able to power up the old quadra, not from the keyboard anyway. See my personal message for help with missing hardware - otherwise it should boot from the CD even without a hard drive installed. You need a CD with somewhere between System 7.1 and 8.1 for a Quadra 650.

Happy Antique Mac'ing!

Dan