Oh an I did have a roommate but he didn't seem to have any interest in it, not to say he didn't bump it or anything. I could have damaged more recently when I was working on it, well I say I as I have children who cant keep their hands off anything I'm working on.
Ok, sorry had to replace fuel pump in my car ( it never ends ) here are some pics of my board
The Rasterops card
I got this card off ebay for $10, a Mac display 630-0400, specs look like it should work but I cant get it working, tried different settings on the adapter, what do you...
Well I have spent about 2 hours playing with the RAM, cleaning, inspecting, no luck. Took out the board and went over an over it looking for blown traces, testing different components. I have finally decided I need to get the video working to see the error codes. The Rasterops is a no-go so I...
I'm not really sure, I wasn't as technically inclined 20 years ago as I am now. I did a lot of trace testing before an after recapping. Under 3 of the caps was obvious leakage, very small and confined to the area just beneath. By no means am I saying your wrong, I have seen some nightmares...
Thanks for responding and good advise. I did try mixing RAM in different ways. I'm guessing bank A are the 4 sockets closest to the hard drive?
Also I did figure out why I have no video. The video chip at the rear of the card has damage to 2 pins. Very small and missed it many times. They are...
Hello all! I'm glad I could find a classic/ vintage Mac site that was still operational. I need some help. I just resurrected my beloved Mac IIcx. Got it used from a friend in 1991 and it helped me thru college. One day in 1994 I started it up and got the sad Mac chimes with just the sad Mac on...