Recent content by alvin777

If it's not the cord, what could have broken this mouse (it's robust)? What's usually the cause?

I haven't tried an external monitor on the iMac DV 400 (these units are not in the same place btw). I have tried a homemade 20-pin to 15-pin VGA adapter for the iMac Indigo but nothing happened, I'm not sure if my homemade adapter works or not, though. Should the external monitor on the DV...

Hi. Which iMac component (or subcomponent like transistors, resistors, etc.) needs to be replaced or repaired with iMacs that have these symptoms (have tried all the basic repair methods: new battery, reset, pram rest, 24 hour-1 week wait, etc.): iMac G3/350 (Summer 2000 - Indigo) Specs...

Hi. Would the iMac G3/350 (Summer 2000 - Indigo) Specs (M7667LL/A) (summer 2000) components like the logicboard, power supply board, CD drive, hardisk, memory, PAV board, analog board (or is that already a PAV board?), speakers and (or subcomponents like resistors, transistors, etc.) be...

Hi. It's hard and expensive to find the Rayovac square batteries for the LC 575 and the Color Classic. Is there any alternative that also works well? Thanks.

I got to revive the LC575, before it had LED light (power indicator) but withou video- it boots and loads though. Now it has video and it boots but no sound and no LED light (at least the video is there which more important). Is this related to the battery or something else? Thanks in advance.

Hi. On floppy drives (superdrive) in Macs like the Color Classic, what causes it to not read and write? Dirt and grime causes that but is there something else? Do the heads deteriorate or loose their magnetism- how can this be restored to revive this kind of floppy drive? Thanks in advance.

Thanks for replying. I'm just trying to use it as a CD from the LC 575 for the Color Classic. The LC 575 logicboard is busted (it boots and load but there's no video- seems like it's video chip/card- if only I could find where this is in the board) and I'm scavenging parts from it for my other...

Hi. In iMac G3s there is focus and I believe contrast knobs on the side of the flyback transformer. In an LC 575, where are those located? It's not on the side of its flyback transformer.

Hi. How can I convert my working CD ROM from the LC 575 into a homade externam drive? Do you know of any DIY links to do that. I will use this as an external drive for the Color Classic or the Mac SE.

Hi. Is the floppy drive of the LC 575 compatible with Mac SE or Color Classic (coz' have video but their floppies don't function well. The LC 575 does not have video)?

Hi. Can a weak battery be the cause of a Mac like an LC 575 to boot properly (power ON, ding, sound of hardisk loading) but have no video at all (even if you put the contrast on the bezel to full)? Has anyone experienced this kind of problem and fixed this with a fresh battery?

Thanks for the reply. I'd also like to check the logicboard. Would you know where the video chip/gpu is on the 575's board? Is it one of the Texas Instrument chips?

Hi. I have to ask this, as I'm trying to revive my LC 575. I know that you can use the logicboard of an LC 575 to a CC to form the Color Classic Mystic but is the CC's board compatible with a LC 575? I have to test if the 575's analog board or if its the logicboard which has the problem because...

Thanks for the repky. It sounds like special screws. How many is under that sticker? Are there also screws under that slippery plastic thing too? How does this kind of mouse become dead anyway? It looks more durable even than the PC mice of today. What's usually the cause?