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My Latest Restoration — #21

Hello I changed battery but he won't boot. I have a startup chime followed to a death chime, black screen, fan start and hard disk turn. One idea ? lpl
68kMLA Hardware by lpl Thu, 25 Nov 2010 - 16:24

My Latest Restoration — #20

Be sure to replace those old and prone to leaking caps. Max out the RAM, too. She's a beautiful machine.
68kMLA Hardware by Patater Tue, 23 Nov 2010 - 14:16

A Plus, a Farallon Etherwave and internet... — #32

I can add to this posting that I haved worked with IPNetRouter to connect a Macintosh Plus to the Internet. I use a Quadra as (software) router. You can download it and use it for …
68kMLA Networking by mactjaap Mon, 22 Nov 2010 - 16:27

My Latest Restoration — #18

First thing to do is change your PRAM battery, that is an old one in there! Then trouble shoot using the error codes.
68kMLA Hardware by jsarchibald Mon, 22 Nov 2010 - 10:51

Apple 10T/5 Workgroup Hub — #4

I have a few of those, but all third-party. Never knew Apple made their own! I use one connected to my Centris 650, with one port connected to an AirPort Express acting as a Wire…
68kMLA Networking by Anonymous Freak Thu, 18 Nov 2010 - 20:44

Apple 10T/5 Workgroup Hub — #3

yup, had one in college, used it to share the single ethernet port in my dorm room with my Supermac J700, IIci, II and my roomates powerbook 100 w/ a SCSI/ethernet adaptor.
68kMLA Networking by insaneboy Thu, 18 Nov 2010 - 19:27

My Latest Restoration — #16

Hello My "new" macintosh LC III has same green wires on logic board. And i have death chime. I would put a picture soon. Sorry for my languages i am french. lpl from FRA…
68kMLA Hardware by lpl Thu, 18 Nov 2010 - 15:27

IIci - Bringing back my 1st Mac — #32

There is also a slight chance that the sound output port is dirty. I'm pretty sure that there is a little switch inside of it that turns off the internal speaker when you plug some…
68kMLA Hardware by LC_575 Fri, 5 Nov 2010 - 12:28

1920x1080 on PM8500 built-in, Twin Turbo 128 — #19

Updated links to drivers (still working great after a year on my PM8500 with built-in video on a 1920x1080 LCD): CustomGraphicsDriver.sit Custom_TwinTurbo9600_Driver.sit
68kMLA Hardware by noidentity Sun, 31 Oct 2010 - 15:46

IIci - Bringing back my 1st Mac — #31

Ha! my old thread bounced back to near the top! At first glance my board looked clean albeit dusty. When I removed the board and dusted it off and held it to the bright light I c…
68kMLA Hardware by IIciNov90 Fri, 22 Oct 2010 - 19:24

IIci - Bringing back my 1st Mac — #30

Capacitors can still go bad without leaking. They are very likely to be the problem. There is also a slight chance that the sound output port is dirty. I'm pretty sure that ther…
68kMLA Hardware by Dennis Nedry Sun, 17 Oct 2010 - 18:11

IIci - Bringing back my 1st Mac — #29

Hi Dennis, Yes, the IIci boots and works just fine. The only thing AWOL is the sound. I've inspected the motherboard and see no evidence of leaking caps. As long as it works, I'll…
68kMLA Hardware by KC13 Sun, 17 Oct 2010 - 15:46

IIci - Bringing back my 1st Mac — #28

All it needs is new capacitors on the logic board (permanent fix). At least wash the logic board (temporary fix), it might work. We have tutorials around here on how to do those …
68kMLA Hardware by Dennis Nedry Sun, 17 Oct 2010 - 04:57

IIci - Bringing back my 1st Mac — #27

I'm packing up to move at the end of the month and have decided to lighten it up this time. In the back of a pile of junk (where does it accumulate from? LOL!) I dug up my IIci. It…
68kMLA Hardware by KC13 Sat, 16 Oct 2010 - 21:33

Sad Mac 040002 — #13

There used to be arguments among memory upgraders about whether to use sockets or not. There are some 128K boards which just don't have enough juice to drive the extra capacitance …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by H3NRY Fri, 1 Oct 2010 - 06:10

PB G4 Titanium display repair project — #3

I just went and bought a new screen for my PowerBook G4 today! Now all I have to do is wait 3-4 days. Finally, I'll be able to use it as a laptop, except I don't have a battery…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by PowerPup Tue, 28 Sep 2010 - 03:01

Sad Mac 040002 — #12

Notice, he's wisely replaced them with sockets. But I have a stack of failed 128K boards all with Apple-branded, Sad Mac RAM error codes in need of replacement. Yet I have never se…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by HarrisonIII Thu, 23 Sep 2010 - 04:13

Outbound laptop help needed — #12

The best thing to purchase is a universal power adapter. These have a few different plugs and allow for the voltage to be set to many different settings. I've used one of these to …
68kMLA Hardware by Scott Baret Wed, 15 Sep 2010 - 03:16

Outbound laptop help needed — #11

I wish I could help with a picture or something, but most of my stuff is in storage in central Illinois, and I'm in England. However, if memory serves, it required 19vDC, 2A. Ther…
68kMLA Hardware by Franklinstein Tue, 14 Sep 2010 - 20:25
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