Help! 6500 board won't boot!

[agent_js03]

I got a 6500 board on eBay. It arrived this weekend, wrapped in bubble wrap, not in anti static bag. Ugh.

At first when I tried putting it into my performa 6300cd, it wouldn't respond to the power button at all. I found out this was because some of the pins were bent. I fixed this using a tiny bit of superglue, then I put it back in. This time it turned on, the speakers coughed, but there was no chime and nothing came on the screen. I checked if the ram was seated properly, it seems to be. Th seller apparently put some "warranty void if removed" tape across the rom and the ram for some reason.

I wondered if anyone had an immediate idea of what could be wrong here. Otherwise I am probably going to see about getting a refund.

 

[Byrd]

Clean the edge connector of the motherboard with electronic solvent spray/isopropyl alcohol (also clean the connector on your 6300 internally).  Why superglue?  Surely bending the pins back should be sufficient

 

[agent_js03]

I tried and tried but they were bent from the very back. Not sure how to fix that. I can't bend the pins into the plastic.

 

[agent_js03]

So I did as you said; I have found that when I insert the board, I can turn it on and off and probably every other time I actually get a chime, but then nothing after that. I am guessing the pins are pretty much OK, I wonder if it is either a problem with bad ram/rom or maybe leaky caps.

I looked back at the sale, it was advertised as "used and tested" but the return policy made it basically impossible to return if it is not working. It is pretty much designed to rip you off. I guess my only recourse is negative feedback for the seller.

 

[MJ313]

Crappy scammer move. Sucks.  Do you have any hi resolution pics of the board? I mean it could be caps. Anything look nasty? I've done that superglue trick with the pins before and that worked in my situation, btw.  Once bent, they don't sit flush with the board if you rebend them.

 

[agent_js03]

I will upload a photo when I get home.

There is one cap on the edge that looks suspiciously like it could be leaking. I reckon I might have to recap this like I did the color classic, at least that would be a move in the right direction. It is just weird that it chimes some of the time but not all, and that nothing else happens after that.

Fortunately I did not pay very much for this board.

 

[jhorvath911]

As for refunds even if the seller says no returns you can start a return for item not as described and eBay will force the seller to take it back for a full refund and seller pays shipping. (In the U.S. anyway can't speak of other countries.)

 

[agent_js03]

I just did ask for a refund; I told the seller that if he doesn't take it, then I will leave feedback and tell other customers he is a scammer.

Seriously, who puts a warranty seal on RAM? When a board isn't booting, the very first thing I do is reseat the RAM.

 

[MJ313]

Yeah, that's bogus. Good luck--

 

[agent_js03]

I got an email saying there would be no refund. I will have to wait until Thursday to leave negative feedback.

For future reference, never buy anything from eBay user txer1.

 

[Themk]

Shouldn't you tell eBay that the item was not as described?

 

[agent_js03]

I could, but since he did technically write the strict return policy in the description, wouldn't that kind of nullify my claim against him?

 

[Themk]

Not if he claimed it was working.

If he claimed it was working, and it obviously isn't, then I think you have a strong case with eBay.

 

[EvilCapitalist]

Yeah, I agree with Themk.  If something is sold as working, even if they said "Working, but sold as-is" that still means it should show up working on your doorstep.  File a SNAD, get your money back, and get another board.  They should be relatively easy to find, even if you have to get an entire machine to snag one.

 

[Themk]

I agree with Themk.

Feel free to just call me 'MK' to keep the typing short.

A search for 'Macintosh 6500' on eBay turns up plenty of results. At first I wanted to get a 6500 logic for my 630, and swap out the boards depending on if I was in a 68k or PPC mood that day. But, it's staying a full 040 machine for ever now. I got my dream PowerMac for only $5 just a couple weeks ago, the QuickSilver G-4!!

 

[agent_js03]

Feel free to just call me 'MK' to keep the typing short.

A search for 'Macintosh 6500' on eBay turns up plenty of results. At first I wanted to get a 6500 logic for my 630, and swap out the boards depending on if I was in a 68k or PPC mood that day. But, it's staying a full 040 machine for ever now. I got my dream PowerMac for only $5 just a couple weeks ago, the QuickSilver G-4!!

Yeah... and they are all 100+ dollars, including the non-working "for parts and repair."

I think I am just going to have to stick with my 6300cd for now.

 

[Themk]

One thing you can do is get a 63x logic board, if you want to have 68k playtime!

 

[agent_js03]

Maybe, they have then on eBay. I have an LC III though, with a CD-ROM drive, which I think would work well for my 68k needs. Definitely reminds me of junior high school days, with System 7.5 and oregon trail.

 

[ClassicMac]

Did you open a case? 

I've never lost a case when a seller has tried to defraud me.