Hi again everyone! It's been years since I posted here, but I'm still chugging along with my retro Macs...
I recently pulled a 1GHz eMac CTO from a recycle bin at work. It is super (*super*) dusty, and when I plugged it in last night, it basically did nothing. A close inspection found that when I tap the power button, the fan blades twitch slightly (though they never turn), and there's a very brief (less than a second) hum from inside - that's it. No chimes, no front LED, no nuttin.
I do recall that some eMac machines were plagued with the "bad caps" issue that struck ~10 years ago - would the symptoms I'm describing be in-line with bad caps? If this is the case, would I be looking at both a PSU and analog board swap to get this beast running again (assuming no other internal problems)?
Thanks for any tips or suggestions you can provide!
Huxley
I recently pulled a 1GHz eMac CTO from a recycle bin at work. It is super (*super*) dusty, and when I plugged it in last night, it basically did nothing. A close inspection found that when I tap the power button, the fan blades twitch slightly (though they never turn), and there's a very brief (less than a second) hum from inside - that's it. No chimes, no front LED, no nuttin.
I do recall that some eMac machines were plagued with the "bad caps" issue that struck ~10 years ago - would the symptoms I'm describing be in-line with bad caps? If this is the case, would I be looking at both a PSU and analog board swap to get this beast running again (assuming no other internal problems)?
Thanks for any tips or suggestions you can provide!
Huxley