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Well, in my Quadra 800, my rasterops card goes loose in its socket if touched at all by the monitor wire. Thus a crash and death chimes on boot. So I have to:
Open The Hellish Case
Push on Card
Seal
Reconnect
(Repeat)
The little clips above the slot are useless, and the card is so long and thick that it sags. Must be designed for flat macs not tower macs.
Edit:
Now it death chimes with nothing hooked up. Again.
Sometimes collecting these old things just isnt worth the hassle when they all break. First the IIci and now this.
Open The Hellish Case
Push on Card
Seal
Reconnect
(Repeat)
The little clips above the slot are useless, and the card is so long and thick that it sags. Must be designed for flat macs not tower macs.
Edit:
Now it death chimes with nothing hooked up. Again.
Sometimes collecting these old things just isnt worth the hassle when they all break. First the IIci and now this.
I prefer edge connectors compared with the 96 way connectors used by NuBUS.Give the board a wash and see what happens. Something's not right there, as these were robust machines.
ISA, EISA, PCI, S-100, MultiBUS all used edge connectors.
PCMCIA/PC-Card/Cardbus, another type of card I hate due to experience, is another that has pin connectors.
If the Mac is crashing at boot with the logic board inside the case and not when it's outside, check to make sure nothing is touching the board from below. For example, if there is metal in the case, make sure it isn't loose or bent and possibly coming in contact with the bottom of the logic board.
That's the only really good reason I can think of that it works outside the case and not inside.
That's the only really good reason I can think of that it works outside the case and not inside.