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I have just cleaned up a Mac IIx, installed two batteries and it booted up like a doll ! I did a number of Resets (no cold starts) installed a couple of apps fr…
Hello everyone, a while back I picked up a G4 MDD and gave it to my sister. There's a thread on me trying to diagnose it, what it's worth and yadda yadda yadda.…
I just added another 1400 to my collection. For 10$ I got a 1400cs/166 with 64MB ram, a VST Zip Module, a floppy module, battery is unknown, and the clear plast…
I hate flaky Craigslist sellers. So, Saturday, I'm online for work, and notice a C650 for $20. I fire off a quick reply saying I'd pay $10, then shut down til M…
I just got this TiBook for free from a fellow colleague. Initially it was not working (Red light on the PSU connector) but after a PMU reset (Disconnect interna…
Hello, I am new here and not sure this is the right section. I was given a mac classic 2 , and the motherboard is damaged bad. Seems it was waterlogged at some …
I am working on an SE/30 logic board. I've got it recapped and is showing normal operation symptoms. But when I connect an internal SCSI hard drive, it displays…
I'll make this a separate topic. I have just about all Syntauri software, I think, but some floppies have partially bad files, and stuff needs to be copied to n…
Well the hard drive came yesterday, the one I ordered off ebay. It was a 4.3gb Segate Hawk. I don't know if the guy knew it was a 1.6" height drive or just didn…
So i'm going through a 13 year old set of backup floppies where I used stuffit to split the backup into 1.4mb parts.. Trouble is, some of the disks are bad... I…
Ok, I don't have a digital camera right now, but I'll do my best. I got a Mac IIfx. In it were what I thought were two video cards. But, One of the cards has a …
Hello - I have a Performa200 that upon start up does as shown in pik (I've stolen this pik from elsewhere but looks exactly the same but the guys there didn't h…
I have a MacBook and a 17" powerbook in various states of disrepair, and before I try to hack them together, I would like to know if the screen for the powerboo…
Bought a perfectly clean, inside and out, IIFX from a resale shop. Checked the board thoroughly for an hour, did not find a single drop of cap leakage, and none…
I *had* my dream MDD for years, a dual 1.42 transplanted into a 166MHz bus FW400 case, GeForce Ti 4600 128MB video, serial card, video encoder, lots of fast dri…
I just got a LCIII a few weeks back. I have my 100mb SCSI zip drive hooked and working perfectly. Since I got it, I thought it had a PRAM issue because I would …
Hi, Here's a rather amusing story that just goes to show you don't need to have any knowledge of computers and yet still get a top score! My Mum was walking to …
I was just wondering what some people do with their older machines. Do you think it is better to leave them on constantly or not. I was reading in one of my gui…
I'm trying to get OSX installed onto the upgraded PDQ PowerBook that I bought a while back (G4/500 with 512MB RAM) and I'm having problems getting it to work. I…
Anyone know how much power the 5500/6500 logic boards require? And in which voltages? I found this case: http://www.antec.com/Believe_it/product.php?id=MjI0MA==…
I'm bidding on a Clamshell 'book at the moment...can anyone tell me if the same type of RAM for Lombards will work in a 300 or 366mhz Clam? The one I am bidding…
They where working before I put them away. They do nothing when trying to start them.They act as if they are dead Has any one had this problem before.
Hi, as recently posted in the Conquests section, I recently scored a Daystar Turbo601 66Mhz. I'd love to try it out, but I don't own a IIci. I could try it in m…
cost me $20 for it. came with monitor, keyboard and mouse. there is ZERO yellowing. I think it came with a 4GB HDD and possibly 32MB RAM. I upgraded it heavily.…
I saw an add on my local craigslist for someone who had 4 vintage macs, a Macintosh Plus (a real one), a Classic II, a Performa 575, and a LC I. I replied, hopi…
Hi all. I have a couple Macs with leaking capacitors that need to be replaced but I don't know exactly which capacitors I need. Hopefully some of you who have d…
During my semi-weekly walk around the area to check out the e-waste rooms at the nearby uni, I found a complete Apple IIc. It has the monitor, extra floppy driv…
Hi all, I've done a quick google but not come up with much, so I thought I'd be lazy and post here to see if anyone knew the answer. I've got a couple of Lisa 2…
Today user IPNixon, a non-MLA friend, and I went to the local university surplus and bought a pallet. Of macs. Twenty four macs in total, mostly G4 towers, and …
Hi, My current project is resurrecting a (non-backlit 2MB RAM/40MB HD) Mac Portable, which I've had sitting around for years - I recall it used to chime but nev…
Hello guys and gals I just had my very first conquest This is what i thought that never would happen since the people my city seems to never throw out any compu…
I am looking to install a 10GB HD in my 1400 with a 233 Vimage G3 upgrade installed. I have the driver on floppy but alas no floppy drive for the 1400. If I ins…
Hey Guys! I figured I might as well list my recent Mac conquests (thanks Slowpoke)! 1.) Power Macintosh 6100/66: I like the low profile "pizzaboxen" design of t…
What are the specs on the hard drive for a beige G3 Tower? I want to put a bigger HD in, but I don't know if I can plug just any drive in or if it has to be a s…
I've got a 5300ce which won't recognize the battery. I launched the Apple Battery Recondition and it said something like "no battery found, try reseating it." I…
Hey folks, A few questions on the retrobrite process before I go headstrong into this: 1: I plan on using the gel mixture, but only because I don't want to chip…
i'v just got a Apple Colour Classic and found http://www.kevinomura.com/macs/colorclassic/index.html what main pcb fits in a color classic.. :simasimac:
At long last I am going to pick up a Quadra 650 tonight that I'd arranged over a year ago. I'm very excited that I'll have a box for A/UX again.
So, my only functional Mac right now is a 6100/60av. Mostly, I just use it to write stuff and play old (almost exclusively 68k) games. But it always seems a bit…
I picked up a Mid 2007 2.16ghz white macbook and a 2.0 ghz first gen black macbook. Both work fine, were liquid damaged and recycled and easily cleaned and work…
Just picked up a Quadra 660AV. I was going to pop the CPU out of it to drop into a Quadra 605 I have. I thought I would play with it for a few minutes. It looke…
I received two of these a while ago in a lot, and spent part of this Sunday rehabilitating one of them. It was the first time I had worked on one, and I have to…
So I finally got a motherboard replacement for my broken LC, but it has a weird problem. When I connect a floppy drive, it'll constantly try to access the drive…
Well, I dug out my IIfx after finding it buried underneath some old junk. I haven't tried to power it up yet but before I do I have a couple of questions. Shoul…
Does anyone actually have one of these? I have only read about them, never actually seen one for sale anywhere.
I have a PB170 here that I am trying to fix for somebody, and that intermittently: will not power on will power on but cannot find the hard drive (flashing ques…
Hi, Look what I found in the recycle room at work A Macintosh SE, complete with its keyboard and mouse. After a quick cleanup, it looks good and works fine!
I'm curious to see which board is more common. If you have more than one CC and their batteries are different, vote for both options. (If you have more than one…