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    Setting IDE HDD as boot drive in 9600

    I did install a brand new battery but it is not working for some reason. I am going to get another battery to rule out battery issue.
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    Setting IDE HDD as boot drive in 9600

    I have Powermac 9600/300 with Sonnet G3 500mhz installed. It also has Sonnet IDE card and with voodoo2 3dfx video card. It is running 9.2 on IDE drive. When i connect any SCSI drive internally or externally it tries to boot from it rather than booting from IDE HDD. What do i need to do to so IDE...
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    Parts for iici.

    I recently got a battery bombed iici. Most of the board is fine just damaged around the battery area. Missing parts are Y6 and Y5. I have non working iicx board. Can you used the missing parts from the iicx board?
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    Cracked chip on 8.24.GC Nubus card.

    That’s good to hear. Hopefully it will stay put :)
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    Cracked chip on 8.24.GC Nubus card.

    Thank you. Now I need to find out why this card is so desirable lol.
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    Cracked chip on 8.24.GC Nubus card.

    These were all damaged prior to shipping. I fixed the bent legs on chips. And removed the C6 cap and now it works.
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    Cracked chip on 8.24.GC Nubus card.

    Wow good catch I totally missed. I will replace it right away.
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    Cracked chip on 8.24.GC Nubus card.

    I tested the card and it is not working. No video.
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    Cracked chip on 8.24.GC Nubus card.

    I recently won this in an auction. Seller described as fully working. I plugged to check if it works and it doesn’t. After upon closer inspection I noticed that the there is one cracked chip. Is this common chip that I can replace from another nubus video card?
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    PowerBook 540c screen issue

    Hahaha yup. Now don’t go to Vegas to play blackjack lol. They use cards from same deck 🤣 I only have one working screen so I will keep the other headless.
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    PowerBook 540c screen issue

    Yes is sharp. Here is the update on this. I removed the vinegar syndrome display and plugged to display with missing line and it works. The display is as sharp (no pun indented) as it can be. The flickering issue is also gone. So i think the problem is with the display connector from logic...
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    croissantking's conquests

    I have one that is recapped and works great. How rare are these?
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    PowerBook 540c screen issue

    Awesome. Thank you for checking.
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    PowerBook 540c screen issue

    Here it is. https://www.ebay.com/itm/256478083519?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=UNxzl2kIRki&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=uvRMdLF2TWC&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
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    PowerBook 540c screen issue

    Oh shoot didn’t think of that. fingers crossed 🤞
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    PowerBook 540c screen issue

    I bought another 540c that has vinegar syndrome. I will replace the cable to see if that fixes it.
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    PowerBook 540c screen issue

    I just confirmed that mine has Toshiba screen and the display cable part number is 821-0056-A 632-0050-A.
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    PowerBook 540c screen issue

    i cant really tell if there is ghosting or not. You saw the condition of my screen lol.
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    PowerBook 540c screen issue

    I will take apart today to see what kind of display I have. Is this the right part for video cable? https://www.ebay.com/itm/256369326271?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=y-m1Bm7gTdi&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=uvRMdLF2TWC&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
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    PowerBook 540c screen issue

    what is the best way to replace these? find another non working 540c?
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