Well I got both machines. The II+ was pretty rough... I got it for $25. I've cleaned out the case, motherboard and PSU. The power switch was broken so I'm sourcing a good one. As o…

Thabks David - I sent him an email. It seems he has a few items I would like.

Mike Willegal has some replacement switches for the older-style PSU. I bought one for my ailing II (non-plus)... http://www.willegal.net/appleii/forsale/appleii-forsale.htm

Anyone know a good source for an OEM look togle switch for the PSU? The II+ I got has a broken one... TIA!

i reset the PMU on the other mobo and it was to no avail. I think that the motherboard is dead. I did all of the things in the manual. bummer man.

i reset the PMU on the other mobo and it was to no avail. I think that the motherboard is dead. I did all of the things in the manual. bummer man.

Here you go: Click to expand... Thankyou!! And just when I need one too. Click to expand... You're welcome! I found a pretty big archive of those manuals a couple of month…

Here you go: Click to expand... Thankyou!! And just when I need one too.

Hey thanks, I will try that out. As far as one of them goes, I am sure the mobo is toasted. It has a burn mark on it on the bottom where there is an visible break with solder joi…

I havnt found an apple service manual and have actually never heard of those. Click to expand... Here you go: http://a4.s3.p.quickshareit.com/files/mac_minid397b.pdf

Same problem with my mini G4: the machine died a few days ago in performing a restart. After a test of components swapped separately from a working unit it seems as if power suppl…

Try disconnecting the power and removing the battery (test the battery too). I've had problems with my old Mini starting up, and following those steps seemed to solve the problem.…

well i am pretty sure that the power supplies are good. I havnt found an apple service manual and have actually never heard of those. I think my next step is to pop out the mobo …

I heard those things were quite tough and least likely to be returned for servicing. The small size could have let heat build up and cook your mobo or powersupply. If you figure i…

Just off the top of my head the first one sounds like a bad mobo. Click to expand... I was going to say that but didn't want to succumb to that first.

Just off the top of my head the first one sounds like a bad mobo.

Power supply is my guess on the second one. The first *might* be the case too. When you turn on the first one, hold the power button until you hear a long beep and the power light …

I have two mac minis, both are G4. When i plug one in, the fan just turns on. The other one does nothing when plugged in or when the power button is pressed. Any ideas what coul…

If you have the money, get both. The ][+ is a nice machine. I'd get it just because it's a complete system, and even if it doesn't come with software, you can easily get it from th…

A IIe will run almost everything that runs on a II+, and almost all cards. Click to expand... The thing I like about the IIe, especially the platinum one, is that it's got the …

A IIc will run almost everything that runs on a II+, but no cards. A IIe will run almost everything that runs on a II+, and almost all cards. All three will fit in a small space …

II+ units are a bit rare though so I might consider picking it up as well... Click to expand... You'll see. Once you get the bug, you'll never quit collecting. Start cleaning…

Yeah I was surprised it worked here - the Ames & Des Moines craigslists are really quiet compared to larger cities. Humm I'm thinking of the IIc since reading this thread:…

Keep in mind that you'll want something modern to complement the II+. A GS does nicely, since you can network it right up to the latest G3 (or any other Mac with a serial port), an…

My thoughts are: Wow, craigslist actually worked for you? Every time I look, it is full of spam. And when I posted Wanted ads on there, the only response I got was some spam into m…