Topic pretty much explains it all. I have an 8600/250 I am trying to get up and running in my quest for the towers of power. I get boot chime, everything seems …
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Hey all, I've got a Gigabit Ethernet model that I'm wanting to upgrade. It has the 500Mhz Dual Processor in it, and I believe it has a GeForce 2 or 3 in it. I a…
Hello! first post here, although I have been reading and following threads for a few months now. I've recently started acquiring old Macs (I've been collecting …
Does anyone know what power supplies Daystar equipped their Genesis line with? I would assume it would be the same as a 9500 but I also know some of the clone m…
if the person who this belongs to wants to say something. That is just fine, or if they want to remain anonymous that is fine too its almost done… just needs a …
I recently removed the logic board from a Performa 475 for recapping. The hardest part of removing the board was disconnecting the power supply connector. I cou…
So i bought that Supermac thunder /24 (rom v3.00) to get better screen resolutions and to switch between them without having to play on the adapter switches. Pu…
To boot a computer with Mac Os 9, we need:#1- A Mac Os 9 capable computer.#2- An HFS volume with Mac Os 9 drivers.#3- A Mac Os 9 System folder.Notes:#1- All g3 …
Hi all, I'm trying to restore a Quadra 840av and am having SCSI issues. My fear is that the SCSI controller on the motherboard is fried and this computer cannot…
Picked up a Quadra 650, keyboard, mouse, software, monitor and laserwriter all for $100.
The recent thread about LC 5xx front bezels got me thinking about the LC/Performa 580. Historically, I generally preferred the 575, due mainly to its Trinitron …
Hi. I have a dead slot loading iMac G3 (with firewire and VGA port), and I'm trying to determine where the fault is. I'm not very knowledgeable on macs, but goo…
Hi, everyone. Now that I have the entirety of my beige collection home with me, I am going through and trying to get functional machines up and running. Current…
My Q800 seems to work fine. I can't think of anything wrong with it. Oh, wait. Yes I can. The clock battery is dead. In any case, I'm realizing that if I'm goin…
Hey there, I have an Imation USB SuperDisk drive that I use very infrequently with my G4 Mac. It's exhibiting a blinking light issue both when plugged in and no…
Does anyone have a quadra 700 schematic? I want to try to resurrect it. Well my quadra 700 died yesterday. One of those damn Maxwell batteries peed all over the…
Yesterday, I found a garage sale on craigslist that claimed to have "Mac computers". So I went to it. There, sitting on a table was a Power Mac G4 tower with a …
Picked up a LaCie Biggest F800 RAID array. It only had four 120gb PATA HDs in it but I replaced them with 400gb HDs. Still deciding whether to keep it as RAID 0…
So I've been on a PB100 kick... Recapping a 100 right now.. still waiting on the new caps.. I've chosen Tantalums except 3 electrolytics.. I've done the display…
So I picked up a Performa 600 untested from a pawn shop for $15. Brought it home, powered it on. The power supply powers up, the hard drive spins up, but no chi…
A few years back, I recapped my Portable, replaced the burnt-out main fuse, made a new battery, replaced the HDD (with the kind help of fellow Portlander mcderm…
Couldn't resist sharing this. There is a common misconception, especially in vintage computer newbies, that only the red Maxell batteries can leak. Proof that e…
Picked up 1.42ghz MDD, 2gb RAM, 2-185gb HDs, DVD burner, GeForce4 Ti, airport and dead power supply. Before I got it home, I thought I’d just move the processor…
I'm wanting to get my PB180 back up to snuff. I've left it in a cabinet for awhile, and the battery had swollen up and is now leaking acid out of a crack in the…
Hi everyone. I'm new to this forum. I have a collection of about 35 machines and with my brother we're planning an exibition in my kid's school for the sience w…