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Hi, I have my second SE open to remove and clean the fan. Aargh! I was able to loosen and remove all screws holding it onto the board (the analog board, I presu…
· 6 posts · started 22 Nov 2008 - 18:15 · last 24 Nov 2008 - 07:29
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Hello, when I turn on my powerbook 160, I get 2 sets of 3 chimes. Nothing shows up on the screen. Also, sometimes it will try to boot(if i mess with the reset b…
· 4 posts · started 22 Nov 2008 - 07:55 · last 22 Nov 2008 - 19:13
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I'm in the midst of organising my old Macs, and the Quadra 605 that was working fine previously all of a sudden won't start up. It chimes, the hard drive starts…
· 8 posts · started 12 Jan 2008 - 19:03 · last 15 Nov 2008 - 23:04
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snapshot of craigslist ad for my new car Was in an accident a bit back, but the owner I got it from bought it and fixed it (that's what he does for a living). I…
· 51 posts · started 2 Nov 2008 - 21:42 · last 15 Nov 2008 - 06:14
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Hi, My girlfriend asked if I could build up a notebook for one of her best friends, so I was lucky enough to score: Lombard # 1: The old "$20 special", 333Mhz 1…
· 8 posts · started 10 Nov 2008 - 09:20 · last 14 Nov 2008 - 03:43
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Hi Folks, I have a Mac 512k with a spoiled desktop on the screen. The Trash Corner is lower than the left lower corner and the corners are unsharp while the cen…
· 4 posts · started 12 Nov 2008 - 00:09 · last 12 Nov 2008 - 13:56
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I'm not sure where exactly to put this, but since we're dealing with a PCI PowerMac, I'll put it here. I am trying to install OS X on one of my Macs with XPostF…
· 19 posts · started 8 Nov 2008 - 17:04 · last 11 Nov 2008 - 05:56
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Hi, I just got a second Macintosh SE from eBay, which just arrived. The Mac was evidently neglected and/or mistreated, as the case is yellowed, with marks on it…
· 8 posts · started 8 Nov 2008 - 01:44 · last 11 Nov 2008 - 05:09
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I have a powerlogix powerforce g3 and my computer wont boot with it installed. It still boots with the orignal processor. The powerlogix was previously installe…
· 8 posts · started 23 Oct 2008 - 23:58 · last 9 Nov 2008 - 21:35
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I recently conquered a beige G3 desktop from university. It's stock + RAM. Unfortunately, I can't get it to boot. Booting from the HD which has OS9 or an OS9 CD…
· 8 posts · started 7 Nov 2008 - 19:53 · last 9 Nov 2008 - 17:09
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I have got this file in my Window$ XP machine: CubaseScore68k2.0r10.sea (1479kb), which was obtained upon expanding the original one, CubaseScore68k20r10.sea.hq…
· 4 posts · started 8 Nov 2008 - 10:14 · last 9 Nov 2008 - 07:24
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I really think we should have some sort of feedback system for the trading post. I have had a good experience with someone who sold me a Mac TV case, and no way…
· 4 posts · started 2 Nov 2008 - 15:21 · last 9 Nov 2008 - 05:31
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I just bought it and Installed it. The software for the card in 7.6.1. It keeps giving me the X through the Sonnet Presto startup.... Can Anyone help? Thanks Ji…
· 19 posts · started 9 Oct 2008 - 01:02 · last 8 Nov 2008 - 07:52
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I have purchased from Narion and successfully rebuilt a Mac TV using spare LC 520 parts. The machine successfully starts up and looks totally awesome (pictures …
· 11 posts · started 16 Oct 2008 - 05:08 · last 7 Nov 2008 - 20:06
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Just got a 3400c but haven't dug into one for awhile and haven't opened this one up yet - need a power adapter to test it out before I go taking it apart. Is th…
· 1 posts · started 5 Nov 2008 - 21:38 · last 5 Nov 2008 - 21:38
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I've been tinkering with my beige G3 running 9.2.2 as of late and discovered it is having some issues with its floppy drive. Specifically, whenever I eject a fl…
· 13 posts · started 2 Nov 2008 - 00:52 · last 4 Nov 2008 - 22:55
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Hello. I'm looking for some info regarding my Plus. Seems to me that mine is facing that video dropout problem: after running for 10 minutes (sometimes less) th…
· 1 posts · started 3 Nov 2008 - 05:23 · last 3 Nov 2008 - 05:23
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I have a portable that's been in my garage storage for about 15 years. I just had the battery rebuilt with new cells, and that seems fine. However, the Conner 4…
· 19 posts · started 22 Aug 2008 - 00:21 · last 2 Nov 2008 - 08:57
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Hey guys Just a quick question. I have a PowerBook 180 I just received and if the battery is plugged into the machine when the AC adapter is connected it will n…
· 6 posts · started 26 Jun 2008 - 09:17 · last 1 Nov 2008 - 23:28
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Hi wonder if anyone can help. I have a Powerbook 540c that was in full working order. Unfortunately the screen appears to have developed a fault. I was using th…
· 7 posts · started 22 Sep 2008 - 10:03 · last 1 Nov 2008 - 23:14
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Hmmmrmph I thought i was nearly there. A 68k torrent client? yup. I followed the directions on this site http://www.btfaq.com/serve/cache/11.html to make a rude…
· 1 posts · started 31 Oct 2008 - 05:46 · last 31 Oct 2008 - 05:46
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My PowerBook 170 has developed a bit of a screen problem. It displays gibberish unless I keep adjusting it. Eventually the screen will get to be OK but sometime…
· 5 posts · started 17 Oct 2008 - 22:32 · last 30 Oct 2008 - 19:42
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Can someone shed some light on this? About 5 minutes ago(from the time this thread is posted) I got the error/sad mac. What happened?
· 22 posts · started 29 Oct 2008 - 18:34 · last 30 Oct 2008 - 18:43
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I have made myself a nearly perfect Mac Plus out of a dead one with help from a dead 512. I had a couple of strange Ram issues which are discussed here. Just wh…
· 11 posts · started 27 Oct 2008 - 19:30 · last 29 Oct 2008 - 05:31
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Hi all! I have a dead blue Clamshell iBook lying around that I'd like to rescue. When turned on, it chimes, and shows the question mark. Nothing wrong until now…
· 4 posts · started 27 Oct 2008 - 21:50 · last 28 Oct 2008 - 17:55
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