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  1. basalgangster

    IIci hangs early during boot

    I have a IIci that has been an old friend for decades.  I recapped it a few years back and it has been working great, until now.  Now it hangs while booting. It starts from the keyboard power key, chimes nice and loud, then the raster appears and looks good, but no happy mac face, no Welcome to...
  2. basalgangster

    Replacing Powerbook 180 PRAM battery

    I had to replace the PRAM battery on my Powerbook 180.  It started out just failing the remember the date and time when I would remove the main battery.  I knew the PRAM battery was bad, but it seemed like a hassle to replace it and I let it go.  Then a few weeks ago, it got worse. It started...
  3. basalgangster

    What do we know about the Q950 Power supply?

    The power supply on my faithful Quadra 950 has failed. Went bad while I left it unused for a couple of months. It no longer has any voltage on the 5V PFW or TRKL lines. Can't properly test the rest of the power supply, because those are used to start it up. I have opened it up, but all I've...
  4. basalgangster

    PB 180 Tunnel Vision

    My Powerbook 180 powers up fine, but over the first 3-5 minutes of use, the screen turns dark at the corners, and progressively darkens the screen from the edges in. Everything else seems to be working great. Turning it off for a few minutes and starting it again temporarily cures it, and then...
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