HT1379 PRAM reset not working as it is described in the Apple Help

I tried the reset several times but there is never a second start up sound! I really tried specifically holding command - option (alt)- and P and R-before the grey secreen came up--- no second start up sound. Any clue? This is an IMAC ... I was given the advice to do the reset and NVRAM and PRAM reset as I have severe problems with my intelsat 27 inch IMAC - it loses the WLAN connection all the time. is really slow. loses passwords in the keychain all the time and I have 10 days left for the apple protection plan and I am getting pretty annoyed with all the instructions that are not even working... any advice?

The heavy computer and as I am having bluetooth troubles as well as I starting to think I did something wrong. Issue of PRAM restart was solved by fixing the bluetooth connection to the keyboard that happens all the time so I paired it again (for the 100th time), But you are right - I am going there tomorrow. This is taking too much time and if it is my fault I am getting rid of this IMAC for good. No internet on a stable level, no bluetooth connection on a stable level, passwords getting lost... if this is MAC OS 1.6 - I am saying good bye to Apple. 10.8 is not guaranteed to work for some of important programs... so updating is not an option for me at the moment. Thanks for kicking me!

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OS wont start up, PRAM reset not working :(

Hey all,
I came home one day to my dual 1.8 power mac frozen and fans
blowing on high. I shut it down, and when starting up...I just got thegray screen with the apple logo, nothing else. I read through the support advice and after multiple combinations of SMU, PRAM, NVRAM
resets, I was able to FINALLY get OS up and running. As soon as I shut
it down, the start up issue began once again. After spending 20 min on
the phone with tech support, learning about holding down the power
button and waiting for the high pitch tone,resetting the PRAM( 4 - 5x)successfully (but only after many failed attempts) with the option-command-p-r key hold and then performing an archive and reinstall...it all happened again after using the computer for 1/2 the day.
Except now (as before) I cant seem to reset the PRAM no matter when I time the command-option-P-R or in what sequence I do it in. Ive plugged/unlplugged, waited to hold/immeditately held the keys down, pushed the SMU
button on the board/didnt push the button, opened firmware page and
reset all and tried it from there...nothing reproduces the multiple
chimes and PRAM reset I was able to do the 2 previous times this
occured. I even went out and bought a new battery for the
board(installed correctly)and nothing is helping. When holding the
command optionp r keys, I dont even get the grey screen with the apple. If I leave the keyboard alone and perform all other possible resets...the gray apple appears, no other graphics show up, and definitely never get the
spinning gear...just a steady increase in fan speed the longer I let it
sit. It's like the PRAM is not able to reset, and when it
does, all is good. The timing of the push and hold on the keys seemed
to be crucial the last 2 times, some time after the chime, but before
thegray screen. The tech associate told me to push and hold them immediately...that has never worked.
Any thoughts anyone? Is there another way to reset the PRAM? Any help or advice would much appreciated.

Alright. Here's the update.
The computer continued to give me startup issues. Unfortunately,
the logic board pressing must have been coincidental. And an archive install of 10.4 didnt help. The machine is
definitely behaving erratically. It starts up when it decides, I seems
to cycle through few and many (50) startup attempts . I recently backed
up all my data, erased my drive, and did a clean reinstall. my last
hope that this is a software issue was about to be
tested. And sure enough, the computer worked well for 24
hours.When I was about done updating OS 10.39 with 2007-2008 security
update when suddenly...frozen again. I've read a few horror stories about this update so I wont make that mistake again.
It then took me close to 100 attempts to get the **** thing to boot, but I did...attempted
to reinstall windows and during the process or loading disc 2, the
machine just went to sleep. Never has this occured. I had the fans out
of the machine and felt the problem may be temperature related. SO now im
back to trying to start it up again. Anyone know how to startup to CD
from open firmware? Besides the usual mac-boot, or holding down C at startup? Is this sounding more like a power supply issue to anyone? Thanks. Gonna try and part this thing out if I cant narrow down the problem.
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HT1379 PRAM reset not working as it is described in the Apple Help

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