G3 CRT - start up and loading issues

I've recently been given a 2nd hand Grpahite G3 by a friend - the machine switches on and makes the chiming sound
Not so good is the fact that it comes to the grey apple screen and then we are left with a loading icon which continually rotates for ages and ages! Then nothing else.
I have reset the PRAM and that was successful with the repeated chimes - result! but haven't a clue where to try next???
Any ideas????
Many, many thanks in advance.
Amie.

If the previous owner left the iMac off the wall socket for any extended time, the internal PRAM battery may be dead and the computer has "forgotten" where to look for its start-up volume. Try booting while holding the key combo command + option + p + r. That forces the computer to look at its original factory setting for teh location of teh startup disk.
Understand that a lot of G3 imacs are starting to suffer heat-related failures of the power/analog/video--or PAV--board. If that;s hapend to yours, it;s probably not worth trying to fix.
Did you get system disks with the computer? There are diagnostics there that may help.

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