I'm going to look at it tomorrow. I'm not too sure how to attach the wire. It looks like the trace goes into a little hole on the motherboard. I can stick a wire in there, but how do I keep it there? Glue?

I have not given up. I am working on my LC II board now. I have replaced many of the capacitors, and the audio has improved greatly. The only thing that has stopped me is that I ran out of 10uf capacitors. Tomorrow I'll get some more and finish it up, and my LC II will be in perfect condition.

I just got in a Performa 550 with audio problems. It's probably going to need new caps. There's always an SE and SE/30 that need attention too.

Once you get the hang of it, it's not so hard. Getting - and + right is a little confusing, but I have discovered, that on all caps there is always a kind of darker or lighter line on one side, on the cap, and that's always the negative side. I've had no problems with that.

I will say it is a rewarding experience to be able to restore an old motherboard instead of letting it fail even more or trashing it.