I had a Classic II but got rid of it. I prefer the SE , SE FDHD, and SE/30 models I still have. For one thing you have expansion options in the SE line, 3 of 4 compacts I own have …

Whether the dissipated electrolyte can be seen or not (it is usually not seen), it is a fact that heat slowly degrades and dissipates the fluid over time. This occurs more rapidly…

Disconnecting the PRAM battery let it boot. 400MHz G3 with 384MBs of RAM. It even has an AirPort card and DVD-ROM. b:

Recapping Classic II boards is a pain because of the way they are spaced close to other parts ...it is mostly the surface mount ones that do. Click to expand... This brings up …

I have never seen an axial lead capacitor leak.

Your system can only use 32 meg SIMMs as two banks of 16 meg. Since 64 meg SIMMs are a single bank, you're just seeing memory in one of the two banks, hence 16 megs.

Is there anyway to replace the axial lead caps with something that can't leak?

If there are any tips on targeting specific CPUs, e.g. how to make use of '040 features with or without leaving out '030 machines, that could be interesting as well. I'm more inte…

I agree with JDW. Replacing all of the SMD caps with tantalum-type along with all axial-lead electrolytic caps will help extend the life of that logic board. Crickett, send me a …

Thanks for giving it a try. On the sale, I think I will say No. If I were going to go to all the trouble of sourcing some new RAM for the IIfx, I would want to get RAM that I knew…

I'm going to go ahead and say yes, it does belong here, even though the Beige G3 is an Old World-based machine, it still originally shipped with a G3 processor, and thus it goes he…

Very nice. On a PPC using CodeWarrior (can't remember the exact version) you can definitely build 68k apps (and a few other platforms including Palm IIRC).

Thank you so much for this!! I've read both pages and I'm eagerly awaiting more!

While it does depend on the environment (especially heat) and hours in use, we are talking about vintage Macs here. Simply put, expect the fluid filled electrolytics to last 15 ye…

Recapping Classic II boards is a pain because of the way they are spaced close to other parts (which also means the leaking goo will get into other important areas and make a mess)…

Depends on the type. What we typically see failing and leaking are electrolytic capacitors.

I have tried different RAM-configurations. The configuration "16 Mb in Bank A and 4 Mb in Bank B" and "4 Mb in Bank A and 16 Mb in Bank B" gives the same problem: - a black screen…

Just curious: What is the lifespan of a capacitor? How much do storage conditions matter in their lifespan? Just curious. My oldest machine at this point is a Classic II that appea…

I would call that "gunk" sitting to the back (under the chip) and in between those pins, rather than "corrosion." That gunk could consist of a variety of things, including leaked …

not enough to matter. ive gotten TVs running with corrosion on the main CPU thats MUCH worse than that. your problem is toasted caps. they all need replaced before further diagnosi…

Time to re-cell the battery pack!

And I always like the GS keyboard solely because it has "Control" in the right place. I never noticed that the keycaps are easy to move... Interesting. You learn something new e…

3.5" IDE hard drive, home-made SCSI cable, 2400 baud modem card and RAM card. { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next": "Next", "lightbox_previous": "Previous"…

No, this is a third-party power adaptor. Unfortunately 2A is the maximum output, so when I'm at Fry's next I'll get a 3A. And mine has the case, and none of y'all can have it. The…

There was also the MFS/HFS thing. I know some software would not run under HFS, but could be remedied by running an MFS system, and/or keeping all files at root level. However ther…