The following is taken from MacWorld's Mac Secrets, 5th Edition by David Pogue & Joseph Schorr:
In reality, the Mac’s error codes aren’t nearly that enlightening. Fo…
68kMLATroubleshootingby phreakoutSun, 7 Feb 2010 - 04:19
"johnklos", _You can not make it work without the help of PLL chip in any way_!In all Quadras + IIVx this PLL works as Frequency doubler. That means, you put 12.5MHz in and out co…
68kMLATroubleshootingby ojfdSun, 7 Feb 2010 - 02:05
"johnklos", _You can not make it work without the help of PLL chip in any way_! (PLL stands for Phase Locked Loop, check Google or Wiki how it works, in caseYou don't know.)In all…
68kMLATroubleshootingby johnklosSun, 7 Feb 2010 - 01:33
Hi guys,
Although we often mention Marc Schrier's page, we all should give a credit regarding this mod to that person from Japan, namely
Hiromasa Yamaoka
who was first to do suc…
68kMLATroubleshootingby ojfdSun, 7 Feb 2010 - 00:35
The games will immediately crash again if I open them. But like I said it's not all the games, just certain ones. I'll crack 'er open and see if there's something loose inside or…
68kMLATroubleshootingby TempestSat, 6 Feb 2010 - 21:42
Ok yet another wrinkle. I had the Mac turned off for an hour or so while I did something else, came back, and now everything works. Shufflepuck, Fools Errand, Gunshy, they all wo…
68kMLATroubleshootingby aftermacSat, 6 Feb 2010 - 20:34
Ok yet another wrinkle. I had the Mac turned off for an hour or so while I did something else, came back, and now everything works. Shufflepuck, Fools Errand, Gunshy, they all wo…
68kMLATroubleshootingby TempestSat, 6 Feb 2010 - 20:28
Hmm... Just got an Illegal Instruction error in the control panel again. Could just the presence of a bad program in a folder cause the Mac to go wonky or does it have to be 'inst…
68kMLATroubleshootingby aftermacSat, 6 Feb 2010 - 20:10
Hmm... Just got an Illegal Instruction error in the control panel again. Could just the presence of a bad program in a folder cause the Mac to go wonky or does it have to be 'inst…
68kMLATroubleshootingby TempestSat, 6 Feb 2010 - 18:55
I may have spoke too soon. Booting from a System Disk I still get errors in games. Shuffle Puck Cafe crashes with an illegal Instruction error after the Broderbund Screen (might …
68kMLATroubleshootingby TempestSat, 6 Feb 2010 - 17:13
I've been using Stuffit Deluxe 3.0.7 under System 6.0.8 on my SE/30 for ages now, although I must admit I don't use it that much at all. I use Stuffit Expander 5.5 more frequently…
68kMLATroubleshootingby JDWSat, 6 Feb 2010 - 06:09
I think you're right. Oddly it did work under System 6, it just caused everything else to have errors.
Where can I grab the latest 3.x.x version? I assume that they're freew…
68kMLATroubleshootingby TempestSat, 6 Feb 2010 - 02:58
You never know - companies are still buying them, so it's just a matter of time before some older product becomes "obsolete" and the chips work their way onto eBay. Or if a company…
68kMLATroubleshootingby johnklosSat, 6 Feb 2010 - 02:51
Tempest,
Bear in mind that version 4.01 was written during System 7's era. It wouldn't surprise me much that you may need to upgrade to 7 to fix the problem. Otherwise, try down…
68kMLATroubleshootingby phreakoutSat, 6 Feb 2010 - 02:44
On the other hand, if you can get your hands on a Freescale made m68040
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Yeah, like that's gonna happen. They are like $250-$300 each in bulk according to Fre…
68kMLATroubleshootingby QuadramanSat, 6 Feb 2010 - 01:26
With the help of a friend I finally have my Mac plus up and running. It has 4MB, a 500MB external HD, an CD Drive (an Apple CD150), and is running System 6.0.8. At first everythi…
68kMLATroubleshootingby TempestFri, 5 Feb 2010 - 21:23
Thanks. I did the MC88920/88916 swap, and pull pin 9 high (?) or something like that.http://homepage.mac.com/schrier/q605_40.html
on one machine but could never get video. But…
68kMLATroubleshootingby johnklosFri, 5 Feb 2010 - 18:52
Would you still need a heat sink/fan if you were using an 040 that was actually rated for 40mhz?
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Yes. The 40 MHz part is made exactly the same as the 25 MHz …
68kMLATroubleshootingby johnklosFri, 5 Feb 2010 - 18:10
At first I swapped resistors to go to 33MHz and afterwards I installed 40MHz oscillator, as per instructions on Marc Schrier's page.
http://homepage.mac.com/schrier/q605_40.html'&a…
68kMLATroubleshootingby tragFri, 5 Feb 2010 - 16:19
Would you still need a heat sink/fan if you were using an 040 that was actually rated for 40mhz? I have two of them installed in 33mhz machines that I want to kick up.
68kMLATroubleshootingby QuadramanFri, 5 Feb 2010 - 02:51
Hi trag,
Yes, I've modified Q605, not LC475, althoug I've put a jumper on the MB after I went to 40 MHz, which changed its gestalt ID to LC475.
At first I swapped resistors to go…
68kMLATroubleshootingby ojfdThu, 4 Feb 2010 - 21:51
nb: 40MHz is not always stable though. A heatsink/fan for the 040 would be a good idea.
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I can confirm it - at 40 MHz heatsink is a must and you should use a…
68kMLATroubleshootingby tragThu, 4 Feb 2010 - 16:28
If you can't find a socket with clips, you can get something like Arctic Silver thermal adhesive:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100005&cm_re=arc…
68kMLATroubleshootingby johnklosWed, 3 Feb 2010 - 23:43
nb: 40MHz is not always stable though. A heatsink/fan for the 040 would be a good idea.
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I can confirm it - at 40 MHz heatsink is a must and you should use a…
68kMLATroubleshootingby ojfdWed, 3 Feb 2010 - 22:57