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    Software/hardware optimization (7200/90)

    Hey folks, I’ve been trying to see what my options might be to get LucasArts and similar games working as smoothly as possible on my PowerPC machine and curious what advice people might have. Here’s the current setup: PowerPC 7200/90 48mb RAM (I think, need to double check) L2 cache card No...
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    3d print power button 8500

    Looks like someone has a model here: https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-power-button-for-powermac-8500-9500-221519
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    Performa 450 restore / no chime

    Traces on the side of U1 with the corrosion all check out and the vias as well…
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    Performa 450 restore / no chime

    Also I checked voltage on U7 Pin 15 and it was 0.1… is that expected? Confused a bit about the refresh circuit…
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    Performa 450 restore / no chime

    I wonder if the ROM chips are bad… Any ideas on how to check them? I have an EPROM reader so I guess I could try to see what’s there?
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    Performa 450 restore / no chime

    Also reflowed the EGRET chip and still nothing. Also checked voltage on pin 4 of U22 and it’s 4.9V…
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    Performa 450 restore / no chime

    Yup, saw that too… I reversed C22 and so far didn’t change anything.
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    Performa 450 restore / no chime

    Here are some photos of the board… I’ve been checking traces on the EGRET chip and so far things seem continuous, but I still need to trace a few more pins…
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    Performa 450 restore / no chime

    5, 12, -5 as expected from the PSU. Didn’t probe in other locations though…
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    Performa 450 restore / no chime

    Hey folks… picked up a Performa 450 at an estate sale and the board was a bit grungy with leaky caps, but otherwise in decent cosmetic condition. PSU voltage looks good, fan spins, HD spins up, but then no chime, and then the HD idles. Recapped the board as well, checked traces around the caps...
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