No luck even after the MC68030 which was 'borrowed' from a working Mac.

So, I've recently discovered that Carnegie Mellon's computer club owns a Lisa 2/10 (unfortunately with Mac XL mods). I'm trying to get this machine operable again, but we want to …

From my notes: The IIfx introduced a new implementation of Mac SCSI that was faster than previous versions. Unfortunately, IIfx SCSI introduced a set of quirks that are unique to …

The 550 board is, if I recall, identical to the Color Classic II and is easily swappable. Keep in mind the 520 and 550 use the 68030; the machines mentioned in the original post al…

Battery reset was probably needed to fix a software bug in the smart controller inside the battery, something nobody noticed untill so many hours of use in specific circumstances c…

That the battery charges in the VST charger is absolutely key. It can't be a bad battery. Now I am no expert, but I would probably try the following: unplug backup battery and ma…

I think that terminator was to fix noise problems, terminate the SCSI chain like you normally would for any other mac.

Having never owned one (until now) I am not sure exactly how the SCSI on the IIFX is different other than the black SCSI terminator. The unit I got (free) has the IIFX, 3 video ca…

It originally had a 68030/16 so any 68030 should work when installed.

Memory slot tabs are broken and RAM is held in place with little bit of dough (i think) I will try to remove ALL ram one pair to see if the helps and will add CPU directly to boar…

What is that crud by the RAM (dust or did somebody break off the retaining tabs and glue the RAM in)? Also looks like you might have RAM that isn't matched in one bank. Try remov…

No visible goo from capacitors Image with Processor card. { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next": "Next", "lightbox_previous": "Previous", "lightbox_err…

No idea how to check capacitors Click to expand... look for goop around metal cans

Can you take a decent picture of the motherboard with cards removed?

ROMM SIMM installed. Power switch in the back (and ones on the side) all click. No idea how to check capacitors

Does it contain a stock SE motherboard Click to expand... No. The Dynamac went down that path, apparently, and used my favourite retro display tech - electroluminescent. http…

I had a longer post all ready to go and lost it when I tried to preview . . . without copying to "clipboard" first. :I Click to expand... There's a Firefox addon called L…

I've tried BatteryReset and it made no difference. I'll concede that the battery is probably bad. The strange thing, though, is that it will charge to four lights and be usable in …

I had a longer post all ready to go and lost it when I tried to preview . . . without copying to "clipboard" first. :I short version: You're right, the Q605 is the best bet…

Remove the PRAM battery if it is dead, just causes problems. Sounds like you either messed up a cable or something if those buttons do not work, not a common problem.

If you're looking to use a 500 series without a monitor, you may also want to consider the 580, which uses IDE drives instead of the less common, pricier SCSI. The monitor on the 5…

1. sounds like the battery itself is faulty. Have you tried Battery Reset? 2. sound like the backup battery is long past dead. 3. no idea, but I have never heard of this problem …

Well, it was like this since I got it. It might be that, I don't know. I don't even know if it's worth saving, as the CD-ROM drive is dead and the floppy drive has a disk stuck in…

the 3400 that somehow blew it's ADB bus, both internally and externally so it's basically useless Click to expand... Quite possibly you have blown an ADB fuse on the logic boar…

The initial surge of current may be too much to power on the AC adapter without a battery installed. The battery can dump a lot more current for short-term things like spinning up…