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Any Mac hacks out there to let one program the SPD chip on a DIMM? I know such things exist in the Windows world.
Thanks to some tools borrowed from my friend, I finally managed to get the case open on my Plus (never again will I ever screw in those handle screws!). Like an…
Does anyone have a diagram for the Color Classic screen adjustment knobs? I've got some geometry issues to work out on mine and while I have worked on plenty of…
I heard somewhere that the 166mhz 603e in the 1400/166 is actually a 180mhz or so module. Is this true? I wouldn't mind unlocking 20mhz for the cost of an oscil…
Hi, A while ago I got myself a G5, which required a reflow of the GPU. I did that, and now the machine works just fine. I have one concern though. The "Memory C…
I was doing some testing with my Lombard today and it freezes up consistently after about 30 minutes. I reinstalled OS 9.2.2 but same result. Now I am running i…
In between bouts of schoolwork, I've been trying to get some kind of OS on my Mystic CC, but nothing seems to work. First I tried to make a System 7.1 boot CD (…
Of the four iMac G3s that I bought, 2 of them do not work. The first broken one (A BB model) doesn't power on at all. The second one (Blue Berry) powers on but …
I picked up one of the original 21" ADC cinema displays for the G4 for a reasonable cost (nothing) and it appears that the bottom backlight tube is a little on …
I recently purchased a first generation "Sawtooth" G4 - 400mhz model with AGP graphics. It was refurbished and came with MacOS 10.3 pre-installed, but the origi…
I have four 500 series batteries two of which are beginning to show signs of leaking. As I never need them to power the computer, I'm wondering if it's possible…
Happy Monday, all. I need to update the Lombard (w/512mb RAM)Powerbook that my mother "uses" so I can get Tiger running on it, along with more updated browsers …
. . . will finally be my first crack at breaking the Duo Barrier! } I just PayPal'd about $45 to get my grubby lil' paws on the second best CPU upgrade, that I …
I heard somewhere that the 12x cd unit for the 1400 can be replaced with a generic TEAC 24x drive; the faceplate from the old 12x unit can be transferred. Is th…
Well, I have two of these powerbooks, and one of them is starting to have dark splotches in the left hand corners. They seem to be slowly spreading. I am assumi…
I just got my powerbook G3 Lombard battery in the mail. And I have run into an issue. a *BIG* issue. before I begin, I bought a brand new Powerbook 99 series 66…
After putting in a second screen, I cranked up the controls on the front panel and the screen lasted maybe 5 minutes...dead to an all white screen after a reboo…
Is there any source other then ebay for ROMs? I have an upgraded 128k that I'd like to restore. Unfortunately, it has upgraded ROMs to support 800k drives (512k…
Bit more expensive than I thought, but considering the local conquest I would have gotten, someone didn't know what they had when they posted it: 400Mhz G3/1MB …
OK. I have recently set up a virtual machine running Windows 2000 Server on my 7 machine. It has all of the Mac File/Print Server features installed, as well as…
Man, what a score. I grabbed this for $10 on my way up to a computer rummage. It's the 3-ring binder edition of Inside Macintosh volumes I through V plus the X-…
Hi all, Trying to get my SE/30 up and running something useful. However, I cannot get it to boot System 7, any variety. It will not boot off the HD SC 20 anymor…
Not strictly speaking a conquest, but as PATA is phased out, these are going to get harder to find. And since the lasers in RW optical drives do tend to die eve…
Snagged a dual 1.8 g5 at the local surplus today. Needs ram and a video card, Was thinking of replacing my p4 htpc with it. How are the g5s
Its getting harder and harder to dig up old drivers!
I've got a Q840, and it appears to be quite functional. It has one problem. Its internal SCSI connector doesn't work quite right. Any drives I connect there are…
The LCD inside my PowerBook 540c is a "Toshiba LTM09C017"...and I believe it's dead. I've swapped it out with A greyscale LCD from my 540 (which works) and ther…
My 540's LCD is afflicted by the gradually darkening corners....I'm confident taking all of it apart and putting it back together, soldering etc...Just need to …
I know I need 10 x 47uf (16v) and 1 x 1uf (50v) - What are the most reliable type to get ? (from digikey I assume) Do I need a particularly hot soldering iron? …
Heya Just bought a PowerBook 190cs, problem is that I don't have the AC adapter and the battery has leaked xx( I opened it and didn't find anything broken. Is t…
Don't worry, Classilla users, I may be working on TenFourFox also but I haven't forgotten about you! Classilla 9.2.2 is released, after much delay. As previousl…
Just got done finishing up the last bit of work on my SE/30, and did the floppy drive a favor by: 1) Degreaser on Q-tips, very carefully cleaning only the areas…
The perennial problem of retrocomputing seems to be: more machines than space to have a fully functioning setup, available for immediate use. Because if they ar…
xx( I went to startup my Duo 2300c today and had an unsettling surprise. There is no visual at all(or sometimes a brief white screen). I get the startup chime, …
Skirting about on ebay and stumbled on this: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380307255677&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT I recko…
I got an Imac G5 (Which I am using for this post) off Craigslist for $250. It came with the original cables, keyboard and mouse. Here are the Specs: Imac G5 Run…
I was entertaining the thought of experimenting on a 2400c, and the only thing stopping me is the fact that I can't figure out how the clock frequency of the mi…
Hey there guys. I'm just wondering if anyone with physical access to a Newton MessagePad 2x00 or Newton eMate 300 and a pair of vernier calipers can help me her…
Any ideas on this one. The Mac IIci I got, didnt want to boot just gave the chimes of doom, pulled the cache card booted right up. Does this in 2 different IIci…
Cameron is doing some excellent work on a web browser, and I recently discovered the program icWord that allows viewing of modern Word documents. Here's a wishl…
Hi.. Got a Mac XL a few weeks ago that I'm in the process of reverting to a Lisa 2/10. Mostly the system is working fine, except for the Widget hard drive. Curr…
Hi everyone, I recently got a few compact macs from a craigslist seller - 2 128's, an SE and a Plus. Tried them all out - SE is fine, Plus is not working (thoug…
This problem just started the other day :O After many failed attempts to network my Classic to my other Macs and a disassemble to clean the floppy drive, the Cl…
I got drawn into trying to fix my nephew's iBook G4 recently, and perhaps rashly bought a new HD first and formatted it and loaded the OS with Firewire from a w…
On my Quadra 800, I have Stuffit Expander 5.5 installed, and am attempting to decompress files downloaded from Macintosh Garden. It works on some files, but man…
I have 3 u320 ultra320 scsi drives 72 gb in size. I have a mac classic and Mac IIFX where the hard drives just recently died. connecting my 2gb 50 pin drive to …
Well Now it has happened to me... Having heard about poor motherboard design on the early tiBooks, I have been feeling lucky, and being darn careful, of the boo…
A couple of weeks ago, a friend and former co-worker told me that her husband had dropped his MacBook Pro down the stairs and busted the LCD. Of course, the rep…
From my understanding, the source code of System 7 leaked. Was this a complete source, and if so, did anyone ever manage to get this to build, say, for booting …