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  1. Jon183

    Macintosh LC475 death chime when RAM installed

    Hi everyone, I have a recapped and ultrasonic cleaned LC475 that will work just fine with no RAM stick installed, but when one is, it'll do the death chime. Info: Board was not tested before recap, has no PRAM battery (a 10-pack is on the way though), I have been using the turn on, quickly turn...
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    IIci logic board power issue

    Hi everyone, got a centris 650 that works fine, dropped the PSU into the IIci to find that this whole time, the logic board doesn't work properly, I wasted a PSU. Using an ATX PSU, the IIci will boot up fine, what could be the issue with the logic board? It will turn on for 2 secs and just...
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    Multiscan 15" green tint

    Hi everyone, no matter what computer or cable I use, there is always a green tint to the apple multiple scan 15 display.
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    Quantum ProDrive Rubber Replacement

    Hi everyone, I opened a quantum drive I had for testing purposes and I noticed that it had two tubular rubber pieces, one was perfect and the other one turned to goo. I am wondering if there is a replacement part, not a piece of tape. Kind of like a stack of rubber washers or a full part. This...
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    Restore .dsk to an external HDD

    Hi everyone, I have a .dsk image for system 6 that I can use with mini vmac. I would really like to restore it to my external drive which I use with the plus, is there a way to do that?
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    Giving Classic II something to do

    Hi everyone, I have a classic II which is probably my most stable compact mac, I want to actually use it for something, is there a good software suite for making labels? Kind of like MS Publisher. I also want to import modern jpegs and turn them into monochrome pictures for use on labels. What...
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    Powermac 8100 ATX PSU wiring

    Hi everyone, I am wondering if anyone knows how to rewire a standard ATX PSU to use in a powermac 8100, my IIci uses one and I have another spare for the 8100. Also, will soft power work straight away?
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    SE/30 Diagnosis

    Hi everyone, I have an SE/30 which was reported to have a working PSU and the logic board had its caps pulled off ready for new ones. The board has had its video ROM chip, RAM and ROM SIMM reseated, board was washed and new caps have been installed. I have checked the continuity of all the caps...
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    Powerforce G4 350 configuring

    Hi everyone, wondering if anyone knows what the default configuration of the powerlogix powerforce g4 350mhz is on the dip switches and if anyone knows where the configuration chart is.
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    Colour Classic blows fuse when turned on.

    Hi everyone, decided to ask for help with repairing the colour classic analog board instead of using it for parts. The details: Fuse was blown on stock CC analog board. Board has been recapped, some new resistors and zener diodes replaced, blew new fuse when switched on. Logic board has been...
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    2 x Macintosh Plus and an iMac G4

    Around 3 months has passed since I last visited the place which had 3 Macintosh Pluses, finally worked out a deal to purchase them and more, about 2 days ago I collected the stuff. I know one Plus works and the iMac G4 does. iMac G4 is 1GHz, 17" (not 15" like I thought), has Geforce 4 MX 64MB...
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    Colour Classic analog board issues

    Hi everyone, first of all, system is totally lifeless, no sounds at all when trying to power it on, I haven't measured anything yet because I need a new 9v battery for my multimeter, any idea what to around the burnt areas (picture 2) and in general? Planning to replace every electrolytic cap...
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    Colour Classic 400v snap-in cap

    Ordered a colour classic, just wondering if anyone knows what 330uF 400V replacement cap will fit and if its a snap-on. Also wondering if anybody has any tips about dealing with a dead colour classic. Photo found from here:
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    PB G3 lombard, ibook g3, 1400c battery recell/replacement

    Just wondering, I see ibook G3 clamshell batteries are for sale new on ebay, would these batteries be old stock that need their cells revived? I got a replacement battery for my thinkpad T22 and the replacement did 30 secs on a full charge. Also, what about the battery controller in the...
  15. Jon183

    Power Macintosh 8100/110

    Could not help my self once again, I don't have a picture of it since I didn't save one, the ad got took down. It looked flawless on the ad, not yellow at all and not missing any bits but expansion brackets, (I believe a card is installed in the top slot). It has been paid for and will be sent...
  16. Jon183

    Powerbook 180 cursor and nothing else

    Got my 180 today, very cheap with a lot of stuff in a bag, coincidentally came from a teacher at my old school. It just has a movable cursor and a warping noise like a sci-fi teleporter. A working floppy bootdisk did nothing. Got spare parts for it though. Will upload pictures once I open it...
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    Powerbook G3 Lombard replacing LCD panel not whole screen

    Hi, I got my replacement LCD today and I am wondering how to replace just the LCD panel and not the whole screen assembly, I cant seem to find any documentation about it online, maybe im not digging hard enough.
  18. Jon183

    $50 Mid 2010 Macbook

    Found a very unspecific listing on gumtree for a late 2009 macbook with no photo, I decided to go for it, after the seller said it was 2.4ghz, 2gb ram and white, I believed the only possible macbook it could be was a mid 2010. I was right and all my parts to fix its battery and trackpad were...
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    os 7.1 install disk

    Hi everyone, I have a set of system 7.1 install disks which I used for my LC but I lost the "install disk". I have Fonts, Tidbits, Install 2, Install Me First, and Disk Tools. Im not familiar with legality of old Mac software, but if its allowed, does someone have an image for the install disk?
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    Opening an ibook g3 yoyo charger

    Hi everyone, I have no idea how to open my charger for my newly acquired ibook g3 tangerine. I plugged it into my ibook then powerbook g3 lombard and they didn't charge, so I stripped the wires and tested voltage, it was very low.   
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