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Post #8 by Dennis Nedry
Source Forum68kMLA
CategoryHardware
Post DateSun, 12 Oct 2008 - 04:33
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/total_macs-16.15086/
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Update:

The LC started working all on its own after I restarted it a few times. I'm not sure exactly what the problem was. Several of the Macs I got had hard drive stiction, (drive would not spin) but the old "take it out, twist it back and forth really fast" trick worked like a charm on all of them. I believe these computers have not been turned on in at least 10 years so the grease in the bearings probably just congealed over time. After breaking them free with my little trick, they all seem to be just fine.

The IIsi has something wrong with the power supply. Holding down the power button results in the on-off-on-off-on-off effect. It works fine when a known-good power supply is swapped in. I'm not really sure where to start with that, maybe I can just use this one for parts since I have so many.

I have finished cleaning all of them and removing all the non-Apple stickers. Unfortunately some stickers left some fairly noticeable tan lines.

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