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PB 180 resurrection — #20

Couldn't you simply buy a new Hard Disk? 80 MB can't be that expensive these days. Click to expand... PB SCSI hard drives are a little tricky to find. Click to expand... T…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by virusys Fri, 16 Oct 2009 - 01:53

PB 180 resurrection — #19

Couldn't you simply buy a new Hard Disk? 80 MB can't be that expensive these days. Click to expand... PB SCSI hard drives are a little tricky to find.
68kMLA Troubleshooting by JRL Fri, 16 Oct 2009 - 01:39

PB 180 resurrection — #18

Couldn't you simply buy a new Hard Disk? 80 MB can't be that expensive these days.
68kMLA Troubleshooting by thinkdifferent Fri, 16 Oct 2009 - 01:34

Idea! Macpedia! — #12

What if there was a wiki about old macs where we combined Jag's House, Gamba, and others links into one place to make finding info easier? It would be similar to the 68kMLA wiki b…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by thinkdifferent Fri, 16 Oct 2009 - 00:44

SE - Crackling noise and blank screen. — #7

Now can that be repaired or am i required to get a new screen, i think its the later, am i right? Click to expand... You are right. The good news is a new CRT will make it like…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Mac128 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 - 20:13

SE - Crackling noise and blank screen. — #6

I dont know even if you had the correct equipment to re vacuum and seal the crt that it would work, i guess it would but ive never heard of someone trying
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Osgeld Thu, 15 Oct 2009 - 18:30

SE - Crackling noise and blank screen. — #5

Hey again, I managed to over come my fear and find a suitable screwdriver and open her up - YAY :beige: Thats the good news -- the bad news is i found out the problem and its …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by ditty93 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 - 16:17

SE - Crackling noise and blank screen. — #4

Hey, Thanks for the quick replies. I shall try and get a Screwdriver at the weekend (college in the week - too busy). And open her up. I suppose its all this discharge things i …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by ditty93 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 - 07:31

SE/30 with SimasiMac: Will someone fix for a fee? — #5

Hi everyone: I'm a new member here, and I came across this forum while searching for information about my Macintosh SE/30's debilitating SimasiMac condition. I've been reading the…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by phreakout Thu, 15 Oct 2009 - 00:29

SE - Crackling noise and blank screen. — #3

And to add something else, with regards to the crackling screen...my Macintosh Plus works great, except that it crackled once as well. Turns out it's relatively normal and shouldn…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Apostrophe Wed, 14 Oct 2009 - 23:44

SE - Crackling noise and blank screen. — #2

(now i don't know much about what goes on inside and a daren't/don't have the tools to open it up) but could it bee that the little glass vaccum tube on the CRT has broken during t…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Mac128 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 - 21:17

SE - Crackling noise and blank screen. — #1

Hey, I bought a Macintosh SE at the weekend and was so excited for it to arrive. When it eventually did arrive i turned it on to be welcomed with an electricity sort of crackling …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by ditty93 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 - 20:01

I did something really stupid yesterday... — #14

R$ doesn't carry a matching replacement part and the one they do have will be an ugly install anyways. So, really, I had no choice. I also intend to put copies of the morning se…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Christopher Wed, 14 Oct 2009 - 04:55

PB 180 resurrection — #17

Thanks a lot for the links! Out of curiosity, I decided to start up the computer off of battery power, and after a few tries I managed to get the machine to boot off of the System…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by virusys Wed, 14 Oct 2009 - 00:43

SE/30 with SimasiMac: Will someone fix for a fee? — #3

I've been reading the various threads about this issue with some curiosity, and began the process of dismantling the SE/30. While I've successfully removed the logic board from my …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by JRL Wed, 14 Oct 2009 - 00:16

PB 180 resurrection — #16

Maybe; I'm not too sure though. http://cgi.ebay.com/Apple-Powerbook-180-power-suppy_W0QQitemZ120480036416QQcmdZViewItemQQptZApple_Laptops?hash=item1c0d2b7640 http://cgi.ebay.com/…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by JRL Wed, 14 Oct 2009 - 00:08

PB 180 resurrection — #15

Apple Low-Power AC Adapter Click to expand... Unfortunately, that's the PowerBook 150 AC adapter, which can't be used with your PowerBook 180 because that adapter can only prov…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by virusys Tue, 13 Oct 2009 - 23:48

SE/30 with SimasiMac: Will someone fix for a fee? — #2

I'm in NYC, but I wouldn't dare do it until I am more experienced. You don't wanna trust me. Try washing the board with alcohol and water and leave it to dry for 1-2 weeks and that…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Mars478 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 - 23:33

PB 180 resurrection — #14

Apple Low-Power AC Adapter Click to expand... Unfortunately, that's the PowerBook 150 AC adapter, which can't be used with your PowerBook 180 because that adapter can only prov…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by JRL Tue, 13 Oct 2009 - 23:30

SE/30 with SimasiMac: Will someone fix for a fee? — #1

Hi everyone: I'm a new member here, and I came across this forum while searching for information about my Macintosh SE/30's debilitating SimasiMac condition. I've been reading th…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by ditabeardmemo Tue, 13 Oct 2009 - 23:08

PB 180 resurrection — #13

Alright, so my power source is the Apple Low-Power AC Adapter; I couldn't find anything online about the requirements for the PB180 but here's the specs of the power source: Input…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by virusys Tue, 13 Oct 2009 - 21:00

PB 180 resurrection — #12

Sounds like a solid plan. I've got everything packed up to head back to university, so I'll check it out later tonight when I get there.
68kMLA Troubleshooting by virusys Mon, 12 Oct 2009 - 20:40
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