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Macintosh IIci motherboard no video — #1

So a while back, I received a bare Macintosh IIci motherboard. No RAM, and an old battery. I replaced the old battery with a new one and put in x4 2 MB SIMMS. When I turn the pow…
68kMLA Hardware by JRL Fri, 31 Jul 2009 - 20:41

My goodbye message — #20

We'll miss you system 7. Click to expand... He will come back in a few years as system 8.1.
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Unknown_K Fri, 31 Jul 2009 - 20:17

Service videos for 1xx/2xx/5xx on ebay — #22

Um, did you clean the heads? Click to expand... I shouldn't have to clean the heads. If Goodwill had taken a few minutes to play a tape in the thing they probably would have s…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Mike Richardson Fri, 31 Jul 2009 - 09:45

Service videos for 1xx/2xx/5xx on ebay — #20

Goodwill or any thrift store will have a hundered of them for 2 bucks each, turn around when your done and donate it back Click to expand... You need to be careful as they are …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Mike Richardson Fri, 31 Jul 2009 - 07:39

Dead Macintosh IIfx — #8

Hehe I know it's Nubus I'm not used to write Nubus, hehe So you won't worry? A IIfx won't boot without good batteries? Click to expand... Most old world power sensing …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Outlander Thu, 30 Jul 2009 - 20:09

Dodgy networking software — #4

System 7.1 is a good idea. My Macintosh LC runs perfectly with it (not slow at all, especially if you have 10 MB of RAM) BTW, just make a clean system reinstall the informal way. …
68kMLA Hardware by JRL Thu, 30 Jul 2009 - 15:40

Dodgy networking software — #3

Rebuild desktop? Sounds like the finder database is out of whack. Click to expand... Tried that. Fixed a few icons but that's about it. Also tried 24 vs 32 bit addressing. I …
68kMLA Hardware by Mike Richardson Thu, 30 Jul 2009 - 12:33

Dodgy networking software — #1

My Performa 400 has been mothballed for about a year, but I finally cleared some space today to set it back up. The board was recapped before I put it away. It looks like one of t…
68kMLA Hardware by Mike Richardson Thu, 30 Jul 2009 - 10:56

Need opinions, dead 9600/350 — #8

Another poster has suggested a 9500 logic board as a replacement. Having recently tried this, blindly following a thread in these fora, I can report that transplanting a 9500 logic…
68kMLA Hardware by Outlander Thu, 30 Jul 2009 - 04:27

iMac G4 Optical Drive partial (?) writing problem — #3

Hey thanks, Christopher. Using the OS' built-in burning feature was indeed my first suggestion in order to try to distinguish the issue between hardware and software, - and will be…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by NeverGoBack88 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 - 02:40

Need opinions, dead 9600/350 — #7

Another poster has suggested a 9500 logic board as a replacement. Having recently tried this, blindly following a thread in these fora, I can report that transplanting a 9500 logic…
68kMLA Hardware by beachycove Wed, 29 Jul 2009 - 23:13

iMac G4 Optical Drive partial (?) writing problem — #2

Do you have to use Toast? It could just be having a software hiccup, try using the Finder's burning feature or Disk Utility. For shits and giggles, try repairing permissions. After…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Christopher Wed, 29 Jul 2009 - 19:39

Awesome finds — #4

He has another powerbook I do not think it is the 180c, but it looked identical so I assumed it was just a slower speed (I didn't inspect much further) no power adapter, but iirc y…
68kMLA Hardware by NeverGoBack88 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 - 19:07

iMac G4 Optical Drive partial (?) writing problem — #1

Greetings, Wondering if anyone has experienced this, something similar, or any thoughts on the cause or a solution. At my wife's office, on an iMac G4, using Toast Titanium, the o…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by NeverGoBack88 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 - 18:55

Awesome finds — #3

He has another powerbook I do not think it is the 180c, but it looked identical so I assumed it was just a slower speed (I didn't inspect much further) no power adapter, but iirc y…
68kMLA Hardware by zerotypeq Wed, 29 Jul 2009 - 18:20

Awesome finds — #2

Nice! :O The PowerBook 180c is a really nice PowerBook.
68kMLA Hardware by JRL Wed, 29 Jul 2009 - 18:13
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