I'd say it could be the caps, they seem to be reaching EOL on a lot of machines of this era (I have 2 LCII boards and 1 LC475 board, all from 1993 vintage machines that need recapp…
I have a G4/400-ed B&W, which was a straight swap over from a 400Mhz G3 module. Since the only thing that changed in the swap was the module I suppose that's as good as exp…
68kMLAHardwareby GorgonopsSun, 20 Dec 2009 - 03:41
We've got similar mac collecting tastes, I see...I have 6 PB 1400s, 2 5300s, one Pismo 400/40/512k, 2 old PB 150s, a Classic II, the on life support 3400...and several PCs too, ala…
68kMLAHardwareby StrimkindSat, 19 Dec 2009 - 23:54
It looks like it will be a bit longer before I clean the board. I thought about going in to work to do it today but it looks like we're in a blizzard now here on the US east coast…
68kMLAHardwareby IIciNov90Sat, 19 Dec 2009 - 19:48
I really enjoyed reading your post about the reasons that you settled on buying a IIci.
Back in the day, I felt that the IIci was the pick of the Mac product line. It was way out…
We've got similar mac collecting tastes, I see...I have 6 PB 1400s, 2 5300s, one Pismo 400/40/512k, 2 old PB 150s, a Classic II, the on life support 3400...and several PCs too, ala…
68kMLAHardwareby J English SmithFri, 18 Dec 2009 - 22:06
Not particularly serious. The bus speed is the same, so no fiddling with SMT resistors/jumpers. From memory, the VRM coil has to be bent out of the way, and an adapter plate made…
Interesting...pooh, I hope it's not the VRAM but we shall see.
If it's a dead duck, I'll repost...get the parts somewhere useful. I expect this is a 180mhz. because it's only comi…
68kMLAHardwareby J English SmithFri, 18 Dec 2009 - 21:02
PowerBook 100 Series Service Training Video (to add to the 200 and 500 series for uploading)
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It seems luck is on Macintosh liberation's side; hopefully you p…
I have a PB 3400c with the same issue. The screen generally will not light up but when it does, the screen is all messed, then the unit crashes. The cable and everything in the …
68kMLAHardwareby StrimkindFri, 18 Dec 2009 - 20:25
I enjoyed your lengthy post about the history of/ your history with the machine, which mirrors my own experience (including references to some of the subsequent hardware purchased,…
68kMLAHardwareby IIciNov90Fri, 18 Dec 2009 - 12:33
My understanding is that water was used in the factory for cleaning the boards after assembly, and so that it has to be reasonably safe to use water still. Most likely there will b…
68kMLAHardwareby beachycoveFri, 18 Dec 2009 - 04:03
I've decided how I am going to clean the motherboard. I'm going to use Alconox.
From their website: (Notice it mentions circuit boards!)
http://www.alconox.com/static/section_to…
68kMLAHardwareby IIciNov90Fri, 18 Dec 2009 - 01:37
Did the 1.42s come as FW400? I've only seen the 1.25s as FW400, though I imagine you could just get the 1.42 out of one of the FW800s and bolt it in.
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In my c…
My setup works fine on that B&W, I have a Radeon video card in the 66mhz PCI slot (the model with the fan before they started naming them 7000 and took out T&L). I …
OK, here is the promised story:
I purchased my first Mac, a IIci in November 1990. I had been using IBM PCs (XTs and ATs) for the 5 years prior that I spent as a student at The O…
68kMLAHardwareby IIciNov90Thu, 17 Dec 2009 - 02:05
It can be replaced, but you will have to open the power supply to do it, obiously you should have it unplugged, but there's some hefty filter capacitors on the AC side that can pac…
Running it through an empty dishwasher with no soap and clean water makes a fabulous job of it, as it happens, but most likely the same magic could be worked by sticking the thing …
68kMLAHardwareby beachycoveWed, 16 Dec 2009 - 19:45
Gotcha,thanks.
Interesting discussion thanks for all the info. My main goal though is to find a motherboard other than the 575 board that I can put into the 575 chasi…
68kMLAHardwareby MacClassic10Wed, 16 Dec 2009 - 18:52