I can't see how i would have a bad ram stick, if i can use the lombard with either on in without any problems. Its just when they are together that i can't boot.
I got my lombard from ebay today, 333 mhz, 64 mb ram, 9.2.2 This runs os 9 great and thats where its going to stay i think. WamCom is a nice browser too. I have been trying to add …
I replaced the fuse in the one with the grey screen/no boot.
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It's booting Mac OS 9.1!!
I'm excited. The soldering job isn't the best, but it works for now.
I have a wavelan silver in my Wallstreet, had to get a wireless router to use it. All in all it works decently, my router is in the basement and I still get decent signal 2 floors …
I've got 8.6 running on my 400 MHZ sawtooth. In college, I found a G3 Powerbook restore cd. I mounted the ASR image and copied the System Folder to an empty volume on my sawtooth. …
In the last week the rubber skin on my graphite clamshell has started peeling away from the bottom part of the case, where I tend to rest my palms. It's only a 2 inch section along…
One of mine did the deathbead GLOD thing, where it would work sometimes and then degrade, before finally not cooperating at all. A new power board cured that problem. I figured tha…
The video output is an issue with the Processor, I did test with a good I/O Board. The machine won't power on without a good I/O i thought???
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The video output is an issue with the Processor, I did test with a good I/O Board. The machine won't power on without a good I/O i thought???
I repair power supplies for the Lisa,…
Unfortunately, I don't have any spare I/O boards (I presume you mean the main I/O daughter card - not a parallel card for the expansion slots).
The video out problem might just be…
Thanks for all the responses! I have one 2400c completely disassembled, and have found one bad fuse out of like 11. I'll be looking into replacing that. Its the fuse right by the H…
Now if only someone would come forward with a schematic for the power board, I would be really happy, as I could fix the dead ones I have without having to totally replace them.
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68kMLATroubleshootingby Da PenguinThu, 10 Jul 2008 - 02:02
One of mine did the deathbead GLOD thing, where it would work sometimes and then degrade, before finally not cooperating at all. A new power board cured that problem. I figured tha…
Generally when I get something with no docs I put them on the shelf and look around on the web. Sometimes while looking for something else I find a thread that leads me to the know…
From experience, info on the 2400 is tantalising but, sadly, dying out. My own machine arrived totally intact (complete with original box, all cables etc. - totally pristine if tru…
Hi all,
I've posted before about my two PowerBook 2400c units that don't work. They both have a different problem. I've had little luck in trying to get troubleshooting tips from …
Thanks to everyone for their comments and suggestions.
This is what I've found:
Machine ID: 406
ROM Version: $77D.45F6
MacOS ROM file Version: 8.4
The ROM is apparently the sa…
I'm partially there.
Fortunately the donor machine was basically the case and the mainboard so it was pretty easy to remove.
On the customer's original computer I have the heat s…
To save you from endless speculation about the ROM version currently in your Mac, and which ROM that might be, you could go to Production information at the foot of the System Prof…
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The ROM on my B&W G3 CD is 1.4, and on the 'retail' CD it is 1.6. Unfortunately neither one will boot my G4.
When running th…
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Try install another Mac OS 8.6 with MacOnMac on the SawTooth, and put the 2.5.1 ROM in the new installed system afterwards...
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And... can I have the.…
I see there was a firmware update listed for the sawtooth G4s in 2001. It says it is for improved compatibility with OS X. I'll need to learn how to use Open Firmware to see if tha…