Another LC Restore, LC630

[dJOS]

So I got nice condition LC630 recently, it had no HDD and only the on-board 4 MB Ram .... but, it had the full fat 040 instead of the LC040!

I originally got it up and running with a laptop IBM 1 GB HDD but have since found a compatible 1GB CF card which flies along nicely! I dropped in a 32 MB Ram SIMM. Due to the 040 getting a touch warm for my liking, I've now used thermal glue to install a nice passive heat-sink to keep it cool - I'll prolly overclock it to 40 Mhz now! Oh and I tossed in my PDS Farralon network Card and got it "working" on the Net for fun with MacOS 8.1.

 

[EvieSigma]

I'm super jealous. My Performa 630CD has 36MB of RAM but only a lowly LC040.

 

[dJOS]

I'm super jealous. My Performa 630CD has 36MB of RAM but only a lowly LC040.

You could always find one on Fleabay, they just drop right in.

Btw, It's been so long since I've used MacOS 8.x that I cant recall if "about this Mac" identifies the model like 7.x does? Mine doesnt appear to.

 

[MJ313]

That's a Quadra 630 in sheep's clothing.

Rip that LC 630 name badge off of there and accept the kind of happiness that only a Quadra can give.

 

[dJOS]

That's a Quadra 630 in sheep's clothing.

Rip that LC 630 name badge off of there and accept the kind of happiness that only a Quadra can give.

Lol, if only someone made Quadra badges!

 

[MJ313]

They existed...

http://www001.upp.so-net.ne.jp/zen1/ppc/pc/quadra630up.JPG

Now, just hunt down schmoburger or some other aussie with a massive pile of spindler parts and see if you can grab one!

 

[Macdrone]

also the motherboard can be overclocked to 40 nhz without issue by moving a couple of resistors.

 

[Carboy7]

Nice find! But my question is... How did the '040 get there? Logic Board swap?

(Also, I like the VIC-20/C64 in the background of the first pic! )

That's a Quadra 630 in sheep's clothing.

Rip that LC 630 name badge off of there and accept the kind of happiness that only a Quadra can give.

Correction: A Quadra 630CD. The regular 630 didn't have a HDD..

 

[dJOS]

also the motherboard can be overclocked to 40 nhz without issue by moving a couple of resistors.

Cheers, I have the instructions already.

 

[dJOS]

Nice find! But my question is... How did the '040 get there? Logic Board swap?

(Also, I like the VIC-20/C64 in the background of the first pic! )

Correction: A Quadra 630CD. The regular 630 didn't have a HDD..

They are socketed so very easy to replace and the pin out it identical for the LC and RC socketed variants.
Cheers, next to my Mac's is a c64 and 1541 floppy drive above it.

 

[CC_333]

Correction: A Quadra 630CD. The regular 630 didn't have a HDD..

Wait a minute!

All 63x machines had a hard drive as standard equipment (I believe). Those with the CD designation had internal CD-ROM drives (which were optional extras on non CD machines I think).

c

 

[dJOS]

Wait a minute!

All 63x machines had a hard drive as standard equipment (I believe). Those with the CD designation had internal CD-ROM drives (which were optional extras on non CD machines I think).

c

Yeah I'm guessing that was a typo.

 

[Carboy7]

Yep. Oops!

I did mean CD drive...