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Post #18 by alk
Source Forum68kMLA
CategoryHardware
Post DateSun, 26 Apr 2009 - 23:39
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/power-macintosh-8500-display-sounds-issues.16924/
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those large solder pads are only used on 7x00 PowerMacs that have composite and S-Video in/out. They used the same motherboard as the 8500.
I thought it was the other way around: the 8500 had the extra ICs to drive the composite video out. C- and S-video out was only available on the 8[56]00 and not available on the 7[56]00. The 7x00 and 8x00 both allowed video input, however.

This could also be a 7300 motherboard (which didn't support AV at all), and it is conspicuously missing the header for the AV module's ribbon cable. I vote 7300.

Peace,

Drew

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