I use Diamond CD-Rs, they have a silver recording layer. Thats the only thing that works on early CD drives as the laser power levels are a bit weaker, and adjusting the power leve…

AichEss, yes, they are A2S4000 models. Serial number on the "older one" is D440DH6, and the serial number with the RocketChip is D490TLC or about 50000 away from the other. Both d…

Macdrone said: You need to download and install the Asante driver, also do you have the power supply to the brick? Most people don't notice it needs one. Click to expand..…

Scrub it down with baking soda and a tooth brush to eliminate the rust. Wear rubber gloves and a a face mask, you do not want the stuff to touch your skin. Wash down with alcohol …

wow that is hard-core mike.   thanks for that info.

You need to download and install the Asante driver, also do you have the power supply to the brick? Most people don't notice it needs one.

Elfen, the first two versions of the IIc are 4000 model numbers. Neither has the logic board RAM board slot. Versions 3 & 4 are 4100 model numbers and both have the RAM slo…

I have no idea what I'm doing, and only minimal familiarity with the Mac, so please bear with me. I have a Performa 636CD (same as LC 630, or Quadra 630 with nerfed CPU), and some…

Clamshell plug is the same, the newer G4 plug isn't. The Duos, 1400, 3400, G3 PowerBooks and Clamshells all shared a plug.

It's been ordered! (Though, to save costs, I only bought 10 CDs.) It should come by the 19th (next Tuesday/Tuesday week). (It's being sent UPS Ground from New York State to Califor…

the flyback is bad.  no ifs ands or buts about it. I had changed a couple out in G3 AIOs way back in the day for this exact issue. the flybacks were made by goldstar and hungwa or…

A brief update: today I had the chance to get it apart. I can't see major damage to the logic board, however the battery acid has destroyed one of the battery contacts and also se…

Faster than before, or faster than another machine? I'd love to see these compared to a G5 Quad.

Little news : I have found a 'patched' version of 10.4.3, with the original kernel, and it works. I can launch Intel apps without problem, when i found a Tiger compatible version.…

I have never built one, but the idea of making one (and getting some soldering skills in the process) for less than US$50k or whatever a totally beat-up Apple I usually goes for. (…

Hello! I wanted to start making the Replica I from the book "Apple I Replica Creation Back to the Garage" but i got problems with finding the appropriate PCB Manufacturer in europ…

Indeed, try cleaning out as much as you can. This includes internal components if they can be washed. You can wash some components in the dishwasher.

that "thud" is the degaussing circuitry kicking in.  If that one isnt doing that, then look at the relay, degauss coil connector, and especially the thermistor and their solder jo…

Its ebay's expensive shipping program, shipping to the Netherlands ain't cheap

CC_333 said: Great accomplishments there! Not sure about the magnetic interference. Faulty degausser, maybe? c Click to expand... Hmmm possibly... I do note that the se…

Great accomplishments there! Not sure about the magnetic interference. Faulty degausser, maybe? c

Tonight is just getting better! Stiff brush across all the IC legs and CC #2 which I got from the original owner around 12 years ago now boots up again complete with a health…

Had a small success just now in that I got one of my pair of non-functioning CC's to power on. After giving the various  I/C pins a clean up on the IIvx board got that machine boot…

Although the "PizzaBox PowerToggle™" works, it's a bad idea if you plan on running the machine frequently, because what you're essentially doing is intentionally creating a power s…

From my experience the PowerMac 5500's had flyback issues also... basically it was just a matter of whether the logic board would last long enough for the flyback to fail. lol. So …