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    What chips can a Classic boot without?

    Update: I temporarily tied /RESET to GND using a wire soldered to the CPU pin on one end, and tapping the other end of the wire against GND (through a 10k resistor in series). This produced no changes. I might try again with the sound chip completely removed (after using this same setup to first...
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    What chips can a Classic boot without?

    This is far from a silly question! I just checked, and when I short the reset button's pads together, nothing seems to happen at all! Before I go about swapping the sound chip, is there any way to bypass the sound chip and traditional reset circuit entirely? I wonder if I can tap directly into...
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    What chips can a Classic boot without?

    Hi all, I am troubleshooting a Macintosh Classic that has severe battery damage (probably a lost cause, but I like a good challenge). The AB, PSU, and CRT are all tested and known good. This machine displays horizontal stripes at power up, which I understand means the VRAM is not getting...
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    Upgrading iBook Clamshell Display?

    @Pilgrim33 Nice job! Do you have a part number or source for the connectors you used? If I do this mod again, I'd also prefer it to be nondestructive.
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    No address/data bus activity. Is there a dead CPU in my Mac II?

    Hello all, I have a tricky Macintosh II that I am trying to repair. This machine has been recapped, and the PSU's voltage rails are good. The issue is that there appear to be no signs of life on the address or data busses when I probe them with my oscilloscope… In an attempt to troubleshoot...
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    TashSync: Macintosh Video Sync Signal Converter/Generator

    Count me as interested! I just logged in to ask about a solution to this exact problem, and I'm happy about this coincidence. If you need anyone to help test this out, let me know! (I have a Mac II with its original video card.)
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    Upgrading iBook Clamshell Display?

    These days, I have been considering possible advantages of sticking a new old stock CCFL bulb back into the LCD panel. The required work is about the same, but the CCFLs might be easier to install neatly if you can manage to source the exact part. If the LEDs are not shimmed in place really...
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    Quick iBook (clamshell) battery rebuild method

    Very interesting idea! I'll be following this 🙂
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    iBook G3 Clamshell - no startup chime, but seems to have power

    From my understanding of vinegar syndrome, you should still be seeing a picture on screen if the motherboard is working. The picture will just look really bad. If you don't see any picture with the old LCD panel, then I think there are several issues with this iBook. Even without a hard drive...
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    A thread for RackMacs

    This is a great hack for building all kinds of DIY rack mounted projects on the cheap! Thanks for sharing!
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    Adding FireWire to clamshell iBook

    This makes things a little trickier, but isn't entirely unexpected. Now that we know what the FireWire controller chip is, we can look for a datasheet, and that way we can start deciding which components would be most sensible where. I guess the process is sort of like designing the FireWire...
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    Adding FireWire to clamshell iBook

    Exciting news: my new FireWire iBook G3 Clamshell arrived in the mail today! I extracted the motherboard and made some 1600DPI scans. A few things to note: My scanner has a limited depth of field, so the scan of the top side of the logic board is a little fuzzy. It's still clear enough to be...
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    Adding FireWire to clamshell iBook

    I just bought a parts firewire iBook G3 on eBay! Once it arrives, I will make some high-res scans of its logic board to aid in reverse engineering its firewire.
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    Adding FireWire to clamshell iBook

    Has anyone seen this link yet? https://ibook-clamshell.com/index.php/en/hardware/610-my-powerberry-466mhz-firewire-mod This blogger tried to put a firewire logic board into a non-firewire iBook chassis. They drilled a hole through the plastic housing to get the port to fit. It looks like they...
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    Adding FireWire to clamshell iBook

    I am also very interested in this project. I have some photos of an iBook Clamshell's logic board (without firewire), but I didn't get very far because I don't have an iBook logic board with firewire to compare against. I couldn't find any schematics either. If anyone has a Firewire iBook...
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