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iBook G3 500MHz Questions — #30

I don't have access to an external HDD.. (well I do, but its over 128GB..) Click to expand... That wont matter if it is an external HDD - If it is a firewire HDD then it could …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Floydy Sat, 3 Apr 2010 - 00:43

Deep IIci rejuvenation, possible ROM select problem — #30

Thanks for the info. My Mac projects will have to be on hold for a bit as I approach graduation in mid May. I am very busy with that and preparing to find a job, plus the 6 class…
68kMLA Hardware by Dennis Nedry Sat, 3 Apr 2010 - 00:13

SE/30 VRAM Capacity W/ 24 Bit Addressing? — #5

Thank you again. I appreciate the help. If you would like to share your background, I would enjoy reading about it. It sounds as if you may have interesting experience in worki…
68kMLA Hardware by trag Fri, 2 Apr 2010 - 16:43

iBook G3 500MHz Questions — #29

Thanks, I was thinking the HDD. The machine acts virtually normal when booted off the 9.2.1 CD. I don't have access to an external HDD.. (well I do, but its over 128GB..) so I don'…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by wardsenatorfe92 Fri, 2 Apr 2010 - 11:11

Downclocking PM8100/100 or 110 — #5

The big advantage of a 40MHz bus, so I hear, is that it puts it into lockstep with the 10MHz Nubus. This has been alleged elsewhere to improve Nubus performance.
68kMLA Hardware by Bunsen Fri, 2 Apr 2010 - 08:22

iBook G3 500MHz Questions — #28

The machine has the basic 64MB RAM, which would be the chip soldered. Nothing has been added. Would buying a RAM stick help? Click to expand... Adding more RAM at this point is…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Floydy Fri, 2 Apr 2010 - 06:58

SE/30 VRAM Capacity W/ 24 Bit Addressing? — #4

It is often mentioned in articles that describe how to directly access the VRAM (indeed, such articles are the first hits for "swapmmumode quickdraw" in Google), because in that ca…
68kMLA Hardware by yuhong Fri, 2 Apr 2010 - 04:10

Deep IIci rejuvenation, possible ROM select problem — #27

Yes, I would like to do some disassembly but I don't have the proper tools right now. I would appreciate if you could point me toward this software you mentioned if you can rememb…
68kMLA Hardware by Dennis Nedry Fri, 2 Apr 2010 - 02:55

LC Motherboard — #12

Use crazy glue and stick the ripped off pad back to the board, let dry. Put a small drop of flux in the crack between the traces and solder a bridge, then solder the capacitor to t…
68kMLA Hardware by Unknown_K Fri, 2 Apr 2010 - 02:06

iBook G3 500MHz Questions — #27

Well im not sure what the problem is, I think you should throw it in the garbage tonight.
68kMLA Troubleshooting by jpross123 Fri, 2 Apr 2010 - 00:08

Downclocking PM8100/100 or 110 — #4

There is no point to downclocking the CPU - the G3 upgrade is independant of the existing CPU itself (that is, it is not used), nor are you going to "cook" the existing 601 CPU (it…
68kMLA Hardware by Floydy Fri, 2 Apr 2010 - 00:07

iBook G3 500MHz Questions — #26

Thanks for helping me with this, I'd like to get to the bottom. I've reinstalled the OS (9.2) several times, with no avail. Last time I completely reformatted it and preformed a c…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by wardsenatorfe92 Fri, 2 Apr 2010 - 00:03

iBook G3 500MHz Questions — #25

After a complete reformat and reinstall of OS 9.2.2, it still won't launch Stuffit Expander (type 3 error.. save work & restart) and it won't let me open some system files …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Floydy Thu, 1 Apr 2010 - 23:43

SE/30 VRAM Capacity W/ 24 Bit Addressing? — #3

Luckily, Apple derived a solution to this when it created 32-bit QuickDraw, and it is quite simple. Every time 32-bit QuickDraw access VRAM in the slot space, it uses a trap (SwapM…
68kMLA Hardware by trag Thu, 1 Apr 2010 - 23:26

iBook G3 500MHz Questions — #24

Anyone still have any ideas why this Mac won't open applications? After a complete reformat and reinstall of OS 9.2.2, it still won't launch Stuffit Expander (type 3 error.. save w…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by wardsenatorfe92 Thu, 1 Apr 2010 - 21:33

Duo 280c keyboard problem — #6

My keyboard works fine the only problem is that it is stiffer than hickory wood! { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next": "Next", "lightbox_previous": "Previo…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by mach_kernel Thu, 1 Apr 2010 - 19:51

LC Motherboard — #11

just scrape some soldermask off of the trace with a knife and be careful
68kMLA Hardware by Osgeld Thu, 1 Apr 2010 - 17:58

LC Motherboard — #10

Well, I tried recapping and, of course, one of the pads came off. I now have three useless LC motherboards. { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next": "Next", …
68kMLA Hardware by olePigeon Thu, 1 Apr 2010 - 17:23

Power Mac 9500 startup woes — #37

Glad to hear you finally got the beast up and running. Click to expand... Well, I didn't get to enjoy it for long. I packed it all up and got it shipped off to the "storage fac…
68kMLA Hardware by Dog Cow Thu, 1 Apr 2010 - 04:31

SE/30 VRAM Capacity W/ 24 Bit Addressing? — #2

Luckily, Apple derived a solution to this when it created 32-bit QuickDraw, and it is quite simple. Every time 32-bit QuickDraw access VRAM in the slot space, it uses a trap (SwapM…
68kMLA Hardware by yuhong Thu, 1 Apr 2010 - 02:37

Power Mac 9500 startup woes — #36

Glad to hear you finally got the beast up and running. The last time Rufus the cat caught an early morning mouse, he left the severed head on the floor in my room for my eve…
68kMLA Hardware by Bunsen Wed, 31 Mar 2010 - 23:48
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