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Classic II hard drive broken — #4

Depending on the stiction, I find it can take more than a light rap on the side of the machine. In my Classic II's case, I had to brace it with one hand and hit it as hard as I cou…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Paralel Sun, 17 May 2015 - 03:03

LCIII problem after a recap schematics required — #6

Yeah, Here's a board with stock caps that has correct polarity so it's not backwards on all of them... Just be mindful of it... Your silk screening is correct BTW... Stupid questi…
68kMLA Hardware by 360alaska Sun, 17 May 2015 - 02:46

PowerBook 190 strange behavior — #13

check the input voltage from the AC adapter to make sure it isnt falling. If it seems stable, assuming your DMM will see the transients. Dont use a cheap 10 dollar meter they wont …
68kMLA Hardware by techknight Sun, 17 May 2015 - 02:17

Mac OS 7.6 on PowerBook 1400cs/166? — #23

It's coming Monday (18 May 2015) so no verdict on it yet. I'll tell you sometime next week. The power adapter (which I may not need, since I found the Clamshell adapter) arrived t…
68kMLA Hardware by tanuki65 Sun, 17 May 2015 - 01:48

Mac OS 7.6 on PowerBook 1400cs/166? — #22

What is the verdict with the 1400/166? Does it work? The topic being hot is because it reached 20 replies in a short time.
68kMLA Hardware by Elfen Sat, 16 May 2015 - 23:02

PowerBook 190 strange behavior — #12

It's trying to boot. It sounds like it is not getting enough voltage to the board. Q: Is the battery in when you turn it on? Try turning it on without the battery. Also check tha…
68kMLA Hardware by Elfen Sat, 16 May 2015 - 22:58

Good OSes for your 68k Mac — #3

Unless the forum allows HTML; no. The LC and the Mac II are the only '020 68K machines. The LC II & LC III, along with the Mac IIx, IIcx, IIci, IIci, IIfx and others are '…
68kMLA 68k by Elfen Sat, 16 May 2015 - 22:51

LCIII problem after a recap schematics required — #5

Yep the c22 there, especially if you're installing a Tantalum , The silkscreen is incorrect, so plus is negative the negative is plus, for c22 only. Of course installing bipola…
68kMLA Hardware by uniserver Sat, 16 May 2015 - 20:26

LCIII problem after a recap schematics required — #4

Apparently C19 should be the cap for +5 volt (C22 for -5 volt) i have removed the capacitor but without schematics i won't be able to trace anything. Here are pictures:
68kMLA Hardware by bibilit Sat, 16 May 2015 - 19:13

LCIII problem after a recap schematics required — #3

Start out by figuring out which cap is for 5 volt, can you post a high-res image of your logic board? Also, I remember reading somewhere that Uniserver found a cap that was labeled…
68kMLA Hardware by 360alaska Sat, 16 May 2015 - 16:39

Mac OS 7.6 on PowerBook 1400cs/166? — #21

This topic is marked as "HOT"! I think it's the first topic I started that is "HOT"! Edit: Actually all the topics I've started (save my latest one) are "HOT".
68kMLA Hardware by tanuki65 Sat, 16 May 2015 - 16:34

PowerBook 190 strange behavior — #11

The acetone+alcool combination seems to have produced some effect, but I'm not sure if this is to be interpreted as a positive progress or a bad sign. Apparently, the system now *…
68kMLA Hardware by Sherry Haibara Sat, 16 May 2015 - 12:24

Damaged traces on IIvi - repairable? — #4

well there is only 8 caps to change on there so it wouldn't be a ton. couple things to try first though. 1. double check your monitor is working, those are dying from bad caps no…
68kMLA Hardware by uniserver Sat, 16 May 2015 - 10:51

PowerBook 190 strange behavior — #10

Finally had some time to look at this boy.  I tried Elfen's suggestion and scrubbed the board with alcool and a toothbrush, but it doesn't seem to have made any difference. I also …
68kMLA Hardware by Sherry Haibara Sat, 16 May 2015 - 10:18

Damaged traces on IIvi - repairable? — #3

Hmm. How much would you charge for a recap? Are you reasonably sure that the caps are the problem or could I have put it back together wrong? heheh
68kMLA Hardware by rawkinghorse Sat, 16 May 2015 - 09:15

1 GHz eMac G4 Prototype Motherboard (rest later) — #16

TheWhiteFalcon said: I don't know, but the 1GHz iMac G4 benchmarks slower than the 1GHz eMac, despite the iMac using DDR and the eMac PC133. Click to expand... Just a poi…
68kMLA PowerPC by Gorgonops Fri, 15 May 2015 - 23:23
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