Hi all, I looked through the archives here for any mention of 500-series PRAM batteries (it turns out that they are actually full-on 50-mAh backup batteries, no…
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So I got another 128mb SIMM off eBay... Thought maybe Sonnet would've enabled usage of a large capacity SIMM on the Presto '040 PDS accelerator card.... Mac OS …
Hi Guys i have recently restored an LC , apparently working , starts , boots sounds but ADB port does not work, i have recapped LB but the problem still remain.…
Figured I would wait till I had a complete system before posting this thread. My first post in this forum was in the compact mac section regarding a Macintosh S…
I've got a couple of teardrop ADB mice that I've cleaned inside and out with alcohol, and they're lovely in most regards. That said, I can't seem to find a way …
I have a limited number of SATA and ATA133 cards but I have a fair number of Ultra SCSI PCI cards that I’ve pretty much never used and some 10,000 rpm hard driv…
Hey, everyone. Now that I have my G3 operational I want to get some faster storage in there. The G3MT came with an Adaptec 29160 card installed that I put back …
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 …
Looks like I have literally burned out the logic board on my IIsi. I powered it up today after a few weeks in storage to test some RAM sticks, and it was behavi…
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…
Hi, I'm struggling to install Mac OS 9.1 on my 6100. The only CD-ROm drive I have is a third party one and I cannot make it boot from the original Mac OS 9.1 in…
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…
So, I got myself into a bit of a bind. Everything was going perfectly well with the recap of my SE/30's logic board until I got to the axial caps. A combination…
I recently (well, last year ) acquired a bag full of old SIMMs, DIMMs and the like... I am slowly going thru them and trying to identify them based on number of…
Was wondering if anyone has ever come across the NCSA Mosiac Source for Mac or Windows? It was only available by request. I've been attempting to track it down …
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 have an LC III that came with a 40MB hard drive, only other SCSI drive I have laying around is a 6GB Seagate drive... I put it in the LC, created a 500MB part…
I have a Performa 475 with a bad original 160MB hard drive. It exhibits the spin up / spin down symptom. From reading the forums, that seems to be a problem wit…
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…
Hi all, new here but I am a long time vintage computer tinkerer. Have owned many classic Macs and Amiga's over the years. I have been lucking enough to just pic…
Hi everybody.I've been visiting 68k LMA but this is my first topic. I got a SE/30 and recapped it.And when I turned it on,I got both Death Chime and Simasimac.I…
Just curious whether or not 64MB SIMMS are recognised on the 550 logic board or if 36MB (4 + 32) truly is the limit. Thanks!
Do you guys buy new Kapton tape pieces when reworking G4 Ibook/Powerbooks? Apples seems to love using that stuff to keep cables plugged in.
Resetting the iLok time demo, the easy way:1- Install iLok 5.05 (attached)2- Drag and drop your startup HD to the "Make all visible" app. (attached)3- Run the s…