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startup chime twice on cold boot — #11

Yeah. Without a working PRAM battery my PowerMac 6100 does the same thing. I actually have to press the power button twice in order for it to work. Then it will reboot itself and s…
68kMLA Hardware by PowerPup Fri, 30 Oct 2009 - 02:18

Would anyone pay more than $20 for a ROM 0 IIgs? — #5

I seem to remember some of the Woz editions shipped with ROM 01 boards. It looks like mine certainly did. Also, are there any real hardware differences between ROM 00 and 01 machin…
68kMLA Hardware by Charlieman Thu, 29 Oct 2009 - 20:13

A pair of LCs, a few odds & ends — #13

If you use Safari, get ClickToFlash (http://rentzsch.github.com/clicktoflash/) - it has helped me immensely with the beachballs. Click to expand... Yes, that helps quite a bit…
68kMLA Hardware by agg23 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 - 18:25

startup chime twice on cold boot — #6

"Or it could just be that your psu is a little low on one of the lines" - replace the power supply? Click to expand... or rebuild it
68kMLA Hardware by Osgeld Thu, 29 Oct 2009 - 16:27

startup chime twice on cold boot — #5

I acquired this baby a few weeks ago and it came with a stock CC logic board, 10 Meg of RAM, a 700 MB Qauntum drive, and an Asante PDS LC ethernet card in it. And it came with thi…
68kMLA Hardware by enigmaaaaa Thu, 29 Oct 2009 - 16:24

startup chime twice on cold boot — #4

Have you changed the RAM, hard disk or PDS card? Maybe something is drawing a little more power than before. Or it could just be that your psu is a little low on one of the lines.
68kMLA Hardware by Charlieman Thu, 29 Oct 2009 - 15:40

PB 180 resurrection — #26

Hello once again, Update: I managed to get a good-condition working PB 180c, and it works great! Kind of makes this thread useless, but I'm keeping the 180 around in case I want t…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by virusys Thu, 29 Oct 2009 - 15:31

Holy of Holies -- Quadra 840AV! — #8

Apart from saying that you'd done it, is there any good reason to put 512MB of RAM in a Quadra, especially if 128MB SIMMS cost $20 a pop? I suppose that, with 512MB, you could run…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by beachycove Thu, 29 Oct 2009 - 12:51

startup chime twice on cold boot — #1

When my Color Classic starts from a cold boot, this is what happens: 1. Upon powering on, the Mac startup chime immediately sounds. 2. The screen then lights up, followed by the …
68kMLA Hardware by enigmaaaaa Thu, 29 Oct 2009 - 09:51

Holy of Holies -- Quadra 840AV! — #7

Look for 128 meg 72 pin SIMMs for Cobalt Raq2 systems. They'll work, and they aren't ridiculously large like some 128 meg SIMMs. You can usually find them on eBay for $20 USD or le…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by johnklos Thu, 29 Oct 2009 - 01:35

Holy of Holies -- Quadra 840AV! — #6

Just so you know, it's been said that the Q840av will take 128 Meg SIMMs, giving you 512 mega total. Give it a try, and let us know... Click to expand... I'd be glad to -- any …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Hotdog Zanzibar Thu, 29 Oct 2009 - 00:20

Holy of Holies -- Quadra 840AV! — #5

Just so you know, it's been said that the Q840av will take 128 Meg SIMMs, giving you 512 mega total. Give it a try, and let us know... Click to expand... I didn't know 128MiB S…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by ChristTrekker Wed, 28 Oct 2009 - 22:14

Would anyone pay more than $20 for a ROM 0 IIgs? — #4

From the comp.sys.apple2 - Frequently Asked Questions (and answers) part 2 of 2 by Dan DeMaggio: Code: The GS represents a giant leap in the Apple // line. It can still ru…
68kMLA Hardware by Dog Cow Wed, 28 Oct 2009 - 21:06

Would anyone pay more than $20 for a ROM 0 IIgs? — #3

I seem to remember some of the Woz editions shipped with ROM 01 boards. It looks like mine certainly did. Also, are there any real hardware differences between ROM 00 and 01 machi…
68kMLA Hardware by papa_november Wed, 28 Oct 2009 - 20:19

Dual 604ev @ 300MHz? — #3

These were 604- and 604e-based machines, not the 604ev-based one I referenced in the thread. (I tried but couldn't delete the duplicate thread, by the way, and am not sure where i…
68kMLA Hardware by beachycove Wed, 28 Oct 2009 - 19:12

Holy of Holies -- Quadra 840AV! — #4

Just so you know, it's been said that the Q840av will take 128 Meg SIMMs, giving you 512 mega total. Give it a try, and let us know...
68kMLA Troubleshooting by johnklos Tue, 27 Oct 2009 - 23:23

Options for replacing an early Li-Ion main battery — #8

I have a 2hr battery, so do not need a replacement just now. 2 years from now, maybe. This latest post was made purely with a view to the possibility of experimentation on a dead b…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by beachycove Tue, 27 Oct 2009 - 14:46
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