Cannot reset PRAM/firmware password

My Mac Pro 1.1 running 10.6.4 will not respond to start up commands. I cannot reset PRAM or use the "C" key to start up from the CD drive. I have not set a firmware password, when I opened Firmware Utility there was no password. What am I missing here? np

Swapping an Nvidia for ATI in XP be sure to uninstall the device driver etc before you put the new graphic card in, though if you've used XP a bit you probably know.
Even marginal FBDIMMs have been known to be cantankerous though if you have ruled everything down to the graphic card being the culprit.
(2gb x 8) and restarted with one module at a time and the next to last of course was the one that created the blinking light. It has been going bad for some time in retrospect since the Mac is faster with 12 gb than it was with 16.
Marginal RAM and not reporting full density (showing half for instance), and 4 x 4GB is the "ideal" way to get to 16GB on Mac Pro 1,1.
One issue with marginal RAM even though it is ECC you can end up with corrupt files or file content (meaning it won't show up as a corrupt file, just the file or pref or cache contents are well, "garbage in / garbage out." And need to be replaced or restored from back prior to problem(s).
Putting more/all of your hardware configuration in .sig helps. Whether you had 7300GT, 1st gen 8800GT, X1900, along with 8 x 2GB and anything else.

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@rukbat,
You are partially correct. It depends if the security-mode is set to "command" or "full" (and if auto-boot?=true). If it is set to command, he can put in the other systems disk (in the same slot) and enter "b" to boot, then enter the eeprom command as root after he logs in. However, he cannot boot to cdrom because the boot-device is directed to the hard drive and cannot be changed without the eeprom password. I have used this technique to set security-mode=none on several E250s in years past.
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Hey guys,
I'm trying to reset my PRAM/VRAM after severe freezing, weird multicolored horizontal lines across open windows and lots of crashes. I'm trying to find out what's going on. However, upon trying to reset, it just, for the life of me, won't work. I did this before though, and it did work back then. Now however, the computer starts up just as it always does — no second chime. Other commands won't work as well — like holding down the command-key or the shift key. It just starts up so as if I'm not doing anything. I have no firmware password set, I checked and when starting this app from my Snow Leopard DVD it asks me if I'd like to set up one — it doesn't give me the option to remove any old password. So I figured I haven't set one.
What could I do? Any clues?
Cheers…

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Cannot reset PRAM

I have a 24" iMac 2.8 Ghz. The superdrive has been acting up recently and I was advised to reset the PRAM. Upon attemting to do this I found that the iMac constantly reboots as I hold down the appropriate key combination. There is no beeping - no nothing.
Then I attempted to reset the NVRAM and found it just boots straight into OSX. I do not use a blutooth keyboard or mouse - so that is not the problem. The keyboard is the same that came with my iMac. I'm presently out of ideas and am worried that I now face a more serious problem than just the superdrive acting up.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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