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Powerbook 1400 cs lcd repair — #8

Too bad. I have a Simasima 1400, and it turns out that the 1400 is OK, its the LCD Screen that is Simasima. I would love to fix that one day. 
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Elfen Mon, 4 May 2015 - 17:49

PowerBook 190 strange behavior — #6

Too bad you "HAD" that 5300, Bibilit. Not only is there problems with the power connection on the 190/5300 but sometimes when the battery leaks, the PSU Area (under the trackpad) i…
68kMLA Hardware by Elfen Mon, 4 May 2015 - 17:45

please look at this sadmac error code!! — #11

I looked at your pics (it did not load the first time I posted but that is on my end). Sad news. Looking at the bottom board, I saw several of the solder joints from the capacitor…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Elfen Mon, 4 May 2015 - 17:32

please look at this sadmac error code!! — #10

Elfen said: The "006c" is the chip location, so changes are its F11 + the one next to it. A"4264" is a 4164 DRAM Chip. Back then they were sensitive to static and heat (comp…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by gooddi Mon, 4 May 2015 - 17:09

please look at this sadmac error code!! — #9

The "006c" is the chip location, so changes are its F11 + the one next to it. A"4264" is a 4164 DRAM Chip. Back then they were sensitive to static and heat (compared to today's ch…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Elfen Mon, 4 May 2015 - 17:01

please look at this sadmac error code!! — #8

uniserver said: video artifacts and sadmac code is all bad ram.   who swapped your ram chips for no charge grandpa? Click to expand... all bad ram?? you mean i have to r…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by gooddi Mon, 4 May 2015 - 16:58

please look at this sadmac error code!! — #7

unity said: RAM failure, location F-11. Or a trap error depending on the site one reads I guess... lol Are you trying to boot from a floppy? You dont say you do. Click t…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by gooddi Mon, 4 May 2015 - 16:52

please look at this sadmac error code!! — #6

i found some trace on the back side of board. that looks like someone had tryed to resoldering or replace ram. but every ram has thext "4264" with apple mark. so i thought someo…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by gooddi Mon, 4 May 2015 - 16:40

three cables in a Macintosh XL — #5

You're missing the Widget's power harness. That three pin power cable is for a Twiggy floppy drive and indicates that your Lisa did not start out originally as a Lisa 2/10 or an XL…
68kMLA Hardware by CelGen Mon, 4 May 2015 - 16:31

Macs + More — #11

Even if the motherboard is busted in the XPS there is still really nice components inside. I'm surprised the owner didn't salvage the really nice parts on the inside.
68kMLA PowerPC by SuperToaster Mon, 4 May 2015 - 16:11

please look at this sadmac error code!! — #4

Just FYI my ram was swapped with new chips and no change. If you have video artifacts with the error code another chip may be at fault. I have yet to figure it out. Now that I a…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Macdrone Mon, 4 May 2015 - 15:12

Macs + More — #10

@bibilit , you know where to find these kind of recycle haul here in france Click to expand... Not really, from time to time car boot sales or flea markets have been good to me (…
68kMLA PowerPC by bibilit Mon, 4 May 2015 - 15:08

please look at this sadmac error code!! — #2

RAM failure, location F-11. Or a trap error depending on the site one reads I guess... lol Are you trying to boot from a floppy? You dont say you do.
68kMLA Troubleshooting by unity Mon, 4 May 2015 - 15:02

Macs + More — #9

Nice haul! You could try and save that MacBook Pro with a reflow, probably (and since it's already damaged, it won't hurt anyway).
68kMLA PowerPC by Sherry Haibara Mon, 4 May 2015 - 14:27

Powerbook 1400 cs lcd repair — #7

PB 1400c use Sharp LQ1142 11.3" screen. You can find some alone on the bay, but not cheap. Don't know in what other machine it's been used...
68kMLA Troubleshooting by galgot Mon, 4 May 2015 - 13:33

Macs + More — #8

Crazy how people throw thing… an iPad . @bibilit , you know where to find these kind of recycle haul here in france ? My main source for stuff is Bay or le bon coin...
68kMLA PowerPC by galgot Mon, 4 May 2015 - 12:10

Powerbook 1400 cs lcd repair — #6

Not possible sorry - the connectors, timings, etc are all different across most LCDs.  Do you have a part no for the LCD, it might glean more info if it was also used say in a Tosh…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Byrd Mon, 4 May 2015 - 11:51

Macs + More — #7

That's an awesome haul in one swoop, I found a Dell XPS 720 a few years ago too, with a faulty motherboard - apparently a very common fault.  Standard ATX though so would make a fa…
68kMLA PowerPC by Byrd Mon, 4 May 2015 - 11:46

Macs + More — #6

Nice haul, congrats. Almost never get so much  at once. Yes people toss a lot of fine equipment. I get the same kind of Wii for my kid for 3 euros in working condition and a nice…
68kMLA PowerPC by bibilit Mon, 4 May 2015 - 07:09

SE/30 Pad (et al) repair — #9

if you can clean up the metal then solder will stick... so you can take some flux and some wick,  and with your iron,  rub what ever surfaces that are eaten up,  and maybe those su…
68kMLA Hardware by uniserver Mon, 4 May 2015 - 05:31

SE/30 Pad (et al) repair — #8

w/e - where am i going to find a better most likely irreparable practice board for pad repair... seriously though I tried a lot of stuff... is there any tip you can think of of how…
68kMLA Hardware by raoulduke Mon, 4 May 2015 - 05:15
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