ANybody know for certain what the maximum hard drive capacity is that a FW800 Mirror-door G4 tower will recognise on the internal bus? Am I right in assuming so…
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New member here with a few questions ... I pulled out some old equipment out of the attic in preparation for the local ecycling drive, then found this place. It…
I was re-capping one yesterday, and it hit me. Bam, Everything you need is on this tiny PCB. I mean heck if flash had come along sooner, I'm sure they would hav…
Most Mac Portables have dead batteries now, and we all know that the Portable won't start up from its AC Adapter without a good battery. However, it has been sa…
I picked up this Mac Portable and have seen a few loaded with different software etc but NEVER seen one like this. Can anyone shed some light on what these exte…
Got my battery today. It appears to be charged. The charging circuit appears to be working without a problem with the stock AC adapter. Battery tests good with …
Hi all, Recently I bought a Macintosh IIcx motherboard off ebay. I only got round to cleaning it a few days ago and then I noticed that the copyright date on th…
So I have a Workgroup Server 9650/350 w/ 1.5gb ram, was wondering if I could buy this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Huge-001-Ciprico-Mediavault-R-5-Bay-IDE-RAID-SCSI…
So i am here tearing into this Macintosh Classic. Pulled out the A/B board, Had to re-cap it, Screen was wavy, HD would not spin etc. etc. Anyways, Replaced all…
What do you guys have for specs on yours? Can be tower, desktop, or AIO, although I prefer the server version myself I have: G3 Tower (server version) OS 9.2.2 …
http://lowendmac.com/ppc/digital-audio-power-mac-g4.html We moved to the hood about 3 to 4 years ago. I never really talked to our neighbor very much. They invi…
Hello everyone, I have a Power Mac G3 B&W with a dead logic board (as described here http://68kmla.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=21030) and I'…
The PB190cs that I'm now working on has a strange screen symptom. It powers up, and the screen stays mainly a murky dark green except for the top menu bar and t…
Hello everyone, I have the same problem as this guy http://68kmla.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=20786 but the problem like this guy isn't the RAM. I'v…
Do you guys know wich brand is reliable and still freshly fabricated? I thought it is time to copy all my old 3,5 floppys to new material. Any advice?
In a current Conquests thread on a PB165 there has been discussion of correct ratings for power supplies that should be connected to various PB models. The offi…
Can someone help me find replacement capacitors for the 145b lcd panel that I just disassembled? I took the 145b apart to re-grease the clutches, clean out the …
Hey everyone - I know the 667MHz DVI TiBooks have a placeholder for where the second fan for the faster models went. Does anyone know if the logic board for the…
I like how there is pads for SMD caps. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Capacitor-ESR-Inductance-Resistor-Meter-Transistor-Tester-Detect-NPN-PNP-Mosfet-/261229081706?pt=…
I was talking with a friend today and I asked him if he still had a few things he told me about a while ago (old mac hardware). I picked up today: Macintosh LC …
In vintage computing the main benefit of solving a problem is it helps you to find the next problem. After fixing my IIsi logic board (caps) and its PSU (caps) …
I have a Classic II that needs to be recapped. I have noticed during times of heavy HD access that the edges of the screen will visibly wobble. Is this a caps i…
I noticed my 7500's PSU is making very high-pitched noises while running certain loads. It's worse when I put in a replacement 150MHz 604 CPU card, and then esp…
I was excited when I won this on eBay. Described as "Mint in box" and "unused." I was doubly excited when I won it for only $50. I had put a minimum bid on it n…