My PowerBook 180 has a single dead pixel.

It actually turns out that my boot media is all junk. I decided to pop the Debian Linux boot cd I used two years ago and it went right into the boot menu. I've got new media coming…

Turn the screensaver off or remove it. Then investigate other, compatible screensavers.

Did you do a complete install of OS from scratch or are you running gods knows what from god knows where?

how do i fix this, and if i can't fix it, is there any way to continue without restarting? Click to expand... You will save a lot of time if you provide as much detailed infor…

Just an update. I replaced the original 400mhz cpu in my Sawtooth with a OWC 1.5ghz G4 upgrade (that I downclocked to 1.4ghz). Now it won't let me boot into 8.6 anymore. When I am…

hi all ever since i got my Macintosh classic, i have noticed that if i leave it on and don't move any thing, it will go into screensaver mode. when i move the mouse it stops the …

I received this as a donation for my PowerPup project. (He was tired of messing with it so he gave it to me, but I wanted to at least pay for shipping. ) The display doesn't…

If the circuit reads a short in a cell the whole battery is "dead" and resetting the controller will not help.

I ordered four of them from DigiKey, we'll see how they do, I have two analog boards to repair right now, and this will give me two spares. If they work out really well, I'll get …

Yes, it can work, I've 'repaired' several batteries using BR 2. The best luck I had was with some NOS Pismo batts that had been sitting unused for several years and gone flat. BR2 …

Yes, it can work, I've 'repaired' several batteries using BR 2. The best luck I had was with some NOS Pismo batts that had been sitting unused for several years and gone flat. BR2…

You need a solvent-type plastic welder, for example Ambroid's ProWeld. It's a very thin solvent that can be wicked into a crack. I've repaired tons of cracked and broken PB ABS par…

If you post a schematic for VGA -> Color Classic CRT, I will float you a donation AND buy a Color Classic tomorrow to do this mod.

IIRC, didn't i send you a link for that? Click to expand... Yep indeedy :approve:

The eMac 9.2.2 disc is a good one. The version I have has Mac OS ROM 10.1.1, which is one of the highest versions. I don't think any bootable, 9.2.2 install discs have the higher 1…

In my experience, passive matrix screens can have leaked caps, causing screen issues such as a faint display/occasional "yellow-out" issues. I had it happen to a PowerBook 140 and …

I had the tunnel vision/darkening corners fault on a Duo 280 greyscale. i think that's a fault in the LCD itself rather than the backlight, but I am open to better information.

The only issue I have run into is on an old Powerbook 170. It suffered from black corners of the LCD when on for a long period of time. All my other powerbooks work fine. Mind y…

Having several modern CCFL backlit LCDs that have gone dim, I'm wondering how well the 68k portables' LCDs hold up to age. What are some of the common problems, and what should on…

I enjoyed the description on that last Powerbook: Please assume that our are free of mold Click to expand... I always worry about getting a moldy computer... :lol:

Page 2 of this PDF on Mouser lists the 3.9uF cap I mention, with one rated at 250V. I simply cannot pull it up on the Mouser site by part number. But since it is in a catalog lis…

Ah, thanks for that, I was looking a Mouser, and the closest I could find there was a 4 uF.

wow, thank you. you sure beat me at finding nice ebay auctions. ) sadly, most of them only ship to the us, but i'll arrange something. i'll go along with your suggestion, too…

Why go with 4.0uF when you can get the exact 3.9uF value you need easily from Digikey for only $3 plus shipping? This is mentioned on my analog board parts list spreadsheet here: …