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Power Macintosh 5260/100 arcing — #1

Someone gave me 2 of these machines that he had in his attic since about 2001. they came from a local school district and has all the school programs on them. Well, i fired one of…
68kMLA Hardware by techknight Mon, 21 Dec 2009 - 01:27

My custom bezel for my Color Classic 575 — #1

I still need to mitre the edge so it'll fit nicely, but so far I think it's turned out great. Took me about 2 hours to dremel the whole thing. { "lightbox_close": "Clo…
68kMLA Hardware by olePigeon Mon, 21 Dec 2009 - 00:31

Issues with IIvx and Performa 600. — #1

So I'm starting to go through my collection to decide what to keep, and what to dump, er, pawn off, er, offer to the MLA members... The first two are a IIvx (that I have never eve…
68kMLA Hardware by Anonymous Freak Sun, 20 Dec 2009 - 07:25

G3/500 vs. G4/400 in B&W — #1

Looking for some advice... I have a B&W G3. It originally a 400mhz system, but a few weeks ago, I upgraded it to a G3/500 with a cheap ZIF from IC-China. It is currently r…
68kMLA Hardware by jruschme Sun, 20 Dec 2009 - 03:15

Possible Project?? — #1

I have a dead 500mhz Sawtooth. It has been sitting for awhile down in the basement. It quit one day , after a few attempts to revive it, it went to the basement. A motherboard f…
68kMLA Hardware by 30pin Sat, 19 Dec 2009 - 07:13

Recent scores: Q700, iMac, others — #1

Below is the last few weeks of scores from evilbay. In addition to these, when I went to pick up some of the items from a local seller, I also bought the following: Quadra 700, m…
68kMLA Hardware by Bunsen Fri, 18 Dec 2009 - 19:04

Hooper Parts Source? — #1

I'm getting a Hooper (PB 3400c) in a couple of days - decided to try my hand at restoring one, since I've done a lot of work on 5300's. The one I bought (for $2 plus shipping) has …
68kMLA Hardware by J English Smith Fri, 18 Dec 2009 - 17:45

quicksilver ps fan bad — #1

The fan on my quicksilver 2002 power supply is making a lot of noise ie all most dead. can it be replaced or is another ps in order? thanx
68kMLA Hardware by madmann Wed, 16 Dec 2009 - 20:12

Another PB G3 (this time a "101") — #1

i got another PB G3 (this time off ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360214039605&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_2938wt_928) 333mhz,64mb,cd as…
68kMLA Hardware by geeko Tue, 15 Dec 2009 - 02:02

IIci - Bringing back my 1st Mac — #1

I just enlisted yesterday. I have been on a quest to resurrect my IIci, my first Mac that I bought new in Nov of 1990 hence my user name. I was a lucky one who got the metal SIMM…
68kMLA Hardware by IIciNov90 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 - 23:55

SE/30 boot problem with PDS Assante ethernet card — #1

I have an internal Assante ethernet that works with one of my SE/30 units. I have moved it to the other one, and this causes a boot error. I have washed the board, and will be re…
68kMLA Hardware by ortencia Mon, 14 Dec 2009 - 17:01

High ho, Quicksilver! — #1

Advertised as: 800MHz G4 tower with 512MB RAM and 40GB hard drive (self install) 17" Apple LCD Turned out to be: Dual CPU 1GHz, 512MB, 80GB self-install Seagate Barracuda 17" …
68kMLA Hardware by Bunsen Sat, 12 Dec 2009 - 07:51

Book conquest — #1

Hi, I just got something nice in mail yesterday - 13 books of the Inside Macintosh series I was missing, which I caught from a single eBay auction. Now I can really start warming …
68kMLA Hardware by Toni_ Fri, 11 Dec 2009 - 21:24

Macintosh Portable dilemma — #1

Hi guys, Wow, it's been a long time since I posted! I've been very musically active recently and so unfortunately have not been able to do much with my computers. I still have a…
68kMLA Hardware by Apostrophe Tue, 8 Dec 2009 - 23:51

Ooh, what is this? — #1

I opened my SE 4MB dual 800k today for the first time. I'm still terrified of CRT's, so I could not touch anything. However, I noticed that there is a DE-9 port in the expansion po…
68kMLA Hardware by Gil Tue, 8 Dec 2009 - 21:46

MacII PSU -> ATX Conversion . . . — #1

. . . This was something I was looking for back in the days of the IIfPEx Hack . . . . . . which was lost in the storage room disaster. Anyways, if anyone has a DOA …
68kMLA Hardware by Trash80toHP_Mini Tue, 8 Dec 2009 - 00:10

SE/30 - blown ADP ports — #1

I've read this is a fuse. Can't remember where I saw that. Can anyone tell me where this fuse is, and how to change it ?
68kMLA Hardware by ortencia Fri, 4 Dec 2009 - 20:12

Apple /// power supply trouble — #1

well my apple /// was working and it started to smoke and once the smoke cleared it quit working i pulled the power supply out of the case and i couldn't see any blown parts what …
68kMLA Hardware by OTAlucard Fri, 4 Dec 2009 - 19:44

LC power supply compatibility — #1

I have a dead LC with a dead power supply. An electrician tried to fix it, but the integrated circuit is damaged. I'm looking for a used power supply on the internet and found tw…
68kMLA Hardware by tequiqueen Fri, 4 Dec 2009 - 13:16

~tl retired — #1

Well, no one made a topic on this?
68kMLA Hardware by RichardG Fri, 4 Dec 2009 - 11:46

Help! I think my SE/SE30 power supply is dead! — #1

I went to turn it on a few minutes ago and got no sign of life. No display, no startup tone, no click noise, no fan. I will provide voltage readings in a short while, when I get …
68kMLA Hardware by phreakout Thu, 3 Dec 2009 - 20:21

Spare Pismo question — #1

How well does a Pismo function under X? I have two Pismo parts machines and am pondering spending some money ($100 or so) on a battery and memory to make a single low-end (probably…
68kMLA Hardware by beachycove Thu, 3 Dec 2009 - 02:11
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