Learn something new everyday! Thanks a lot for the feedback! After doing that screwdriver trick to over 200 macs back in the day, I still don't like that moment right before cont…

There is no need to perform the CRT discharge ritual if you are not going to remove the HV lead from the CRT. Yes, it's standard advice from the manufacturer, but following it make…

Is that right? OR does the automatic discharge of the crt only happen on the SE line?? I worked on LOT'S of the 128, 512, Plus models in college, and we ALWAYS screwdriver discha…

This site requires turning off stylesheets when viewed with Classilla 9.0 (View->Use Style->None), each time the link is opened in a fresh window/tab. It's somewhat i…

Update on the Mini. I was asked to pull some files off the drive, which diskwarrior allowed me to do even though it could not repair the error. I just finished wiping the drive a…

Geeko, You can use most of any 50-pin SCSI drive in existence. Just be aware that if the replacement drive doesn't have an Apple logo, or indicate that it is Apple formatted on i…

This site requires turning off stylesheets when viewed with Classilla 9.0 (View->Use Style->None), each time the link is opened in a fresh window/tab. It's somewhat i…

Are there any free fan control utilities for the aluminum powerbooks? I've found one for the MBP, but nothing for the G4's except for two that you have to pay for before you can do…

ok,thanks, i'm gonna try to do that next week. it i'll be a big jump for the se to have a 2gb hdd instead of a 20mb one. the funny thing is is that the light for the hdd lights up…

can i use the scsi hdd from a PM 8600, it is like 2gb Click to expand... Yes.

the Apple Pro Speakers later bundled with the iMac G4 and some PowerMac G4 were semi-spherical and didn't have the three holes (the speakers' membranes are exposed). The ones I ju…

I recommend a Quantum ProDrive LPS. These drives were used by Apple in the early 1990s, mostly in LCs, and can easily be had for a few dollars (often as part of an LC or LCII). The…

It would help, since System 6's HD SC Setup won't be able to partition it. But it *MIGHT* pop up as "unformatted disk, would you like to format?"

Does the disk have to be formated first?

Is it possible to use an external Jaz drive with System 6? Thanks, agg23 Click to expand... Yes. At minimum, you boot the system with a disk in, and it will treat it as if it…

I know this is probably a hard question I'm asking, but I am still wondering if this is hard drive related at all? Originally when I went to reinstall Mac OS 9.2.1 (using the OS 9…

i tried the search bar, and it ignores "se" i really need just to know what type of hdd to get/what recommendation people have for this issue btw, can i use the scsi hdd from a PM…

what tools do i need to do this repair? Click to expand... The one in the top right corner of this page.

Is it possible to use an external Jaz drive with System 6? Thanks, agg23

i got a mac se at a garage sale a little while back, and it was working fine. then one day, i powered it on and it only boots to a [?] . i put in the system floppy, and it booted…

Bah. Tell it the right words, and it will show you things you've never before seen. 8-o

never noticed it before, what does that do

All about Cube speakers. See up in the top right corner of this page where it says "Search..."?

Ok, thanks all for your answers, and beachycove for the picture. I googled a little bit more, and found (please correct me if I'm wrong) that the speakers originally bundled with t…

And among the free stuff I got with, there is three Duo main batteries, a 1xx battery (apparently all dead) Click to expand... Which version of the Duo batteries (i.e., Type I,…