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Hello, Guest! Welcome back, and be sure to check out this post for more info about the recent service interruption and migration.
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desertrout replied to the thread Death chimes - any guide?.This may sound cliché, but have you recapped the logic board? Doing so resolved boot issues on my 190cs... -
desertrout replied to the thread Mac Portable M5126 doesn't boot after recap.I can indeed confirm this; with it removed, the machine will chime and show the grey screen (but no further progress) - interrupt will...
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desertrout replied to the thread Powerbook 145B on order!.Excellent news! Screen looks great. 8MB RAM too, totally maxed out. 😄 Enjoy!
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desertrout replied to the thread Mac Portable M5126 doesn't boot after recap.The startup sequence is the same as the SE, described here (page 243)...
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desertrout replied to the thread Powerbook 140 screen weirdness and loud blaring noise.Ah that's frustrating. Well, you know the symptom happens when the display is connected, and you've determined it's not the cable. So...
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desertrout replied to the thread Powerbook 140 screen weirdness and loud blaring noise.🍻
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desertrout replied to the thread Powerbook 140 screen weirdness and loud blaring noise.OK. Shouldn't be too bad - hopefully it checks out. Quick question: did you clean the display board after recapping?
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desertrout replied to the thread Powerbook 140 screen weirdness and loud blaring noise.At this point I would start from the most basic and work my way up, progressively connecting things. Begin with just the logic boards...
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desertrout replied to the thread Powerbook 140 screen weirdness and loud blaring noise.When you say the 'main cable' do you mean the cable to the interconnect board? Or do you mean the display cable?
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desertrout replied to the thread PowerBook 145: No contrast AFTER recap.Nice work! Are those ceramics you're using for the small 3.3uF's? I was going to say before your latest post that this may have been...
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desertrout replied to the thread Powerbook 140 screen weirdness and loud blaring noise.Ah, frustrating. No need for apologies. :) My first thought is that it looks like there's a short or an intermittent connection, but...
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desertrout replied to the thread Recapageddon: my 47-cap mission to restore a SuperMac S900.That's very sensible... and not something I actually thought about. I've always just grasped the cylinder, not really thinking about the...
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desertrout replied to the thread Powerbook 145B on order!.er.... CR2032
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desertrout replied to the thread Powerbook 145B on order!.Replacing it is optional as it's not required for operation, but it's very likely dead and possibly leaking so I agree it should at...
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desertrout replied to the thread Recapageddon: my 47-cap mission to restore a SuperMac S900.Nice! I was audibly groaning looking at the first set of photos seeing so many (most?) caps in such close proximity to slots, but those...
