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    XServe G4 motherboard swaps?

    I've been working with Apple's forgotten workhorse, the XServe G4. It's an orginal dual 1.0GHz with FW 400 and tray load drive.  However, I ran into the issue of the Ethernet port it giving up after about 20 minutes of running under any circumstances.  I was able to secure an XServe G4 board...
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    Power Mac G4 (Gigabit) PSU woes, x2!

    I recently bought a Power Mac G4 Gigabit (450DP, 128MB) at a thrift shop. It was working when I tested it at the store, and it powered on and attempted to boot it. When I got home, I hooked it to my ADC Studio Display it powered on fine, but had a kernel panic before it could fully boot to the...
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    M235i Thread of Finds!

    I feel like this is something that I should've started a long time ago. Here and there, I acquire some finds that I just need to share. Sometimes they show up on the r/VintageApple sub, but I think it is time to start logging it in one place too. I will be showing some of the more recent finds...
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    3D Printing old PowerBook parts?

    Just an idea that came to my mind when working on both my PowerBook 5300ce and 150. Both of them suffer from that PITA hinge and stress cracking issue. Both have the standoffs ripped off the housing and the 5300 is literally crumbling with the Rev. A plastics. As the 5300 fell apart in my hand...
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    Mac LC II No Color? (Performa 430

    Hi all, I'm starting to wonder if I missed something, but currently my LC II (a Performa 430) does not have the option to display any color in the control panel. Before the HDD crashed it was running 7.1P2 and had all color options. It is now currently running System 7.1.2, which I reinstalled...
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