Hi Everyone,
This is my first post as a member! Glad to be a part of the 68kMLA! A few weeks back I picked up a Color Classic that was sold to me as dead, for all intents and purposes. I have scoured the message boards and tried all of the PRAM tricks, etc. along with everything listed at http://classicmacs.org/2011/09/troubleshooting-a-color-classic-that-wont-power-on/.
I have had limited success with the 24-hour power soak, as at least then I get the machine to show some signs of life - green light on the front and some decent noise (fan, HD spinning up, etc.), but sometimes that is followed by nothing on the screen, and other times I get a gray screen. Have not been able to get past a blank gray screen with no cursor.
It's entirely possible I need the caps replaced on the stock CC board, but wanted to run something else by you guys. I had read somewhere that an LC 475 board would work in the Color Classic, and I have a working LC 475 board, but it seems to me that this board does not match up with the Color Classic's connectors. Any suggestions on this? Thanks!
This is my first post as a member! Glad to be a part of the 68kMLA! A few weeks back I picked up a Color Classic that was sold to me as dead, for all intents and purposes. I have scoured the message boards and tried all of the PRAM tricks, etc. along with everything listed at http://classicmacs.org/2011/09/troubleshooting-a-color-classic-that-wont-power-on/.
I have had limited success with the 24-hour power soak, as at least then I get the machine to show some signs of life - green light on the front and some decent noise (fan, HD spinning up, etc.), but sometimes that is followed by nothing on the screen, and other times I get a gray screen. Have not been able to get past a blank gray screen with no cursor.
It's entirely possible I need the caps replaced on the stock CC board, but wanted to run something else by you guys. I had read somewhere that an LC 475 board would work in the Color Classic, and I have a working LC 475 board, but it seems to me that this board does not match up with the Color Classic's connectors. Any suggestions on this? Thanks!