Mac IIvx questions

[jessenator]

the 610 adapter is not the same as the one for the 660av

aw poopie. Well I knew the 6100's HPV/PDS/whatever slot was different from the Quadras', but that's just funny and strange in equal measure very 90s-Apple-like that the 610 and 660 slots aren't the same, but that makes sense, given the how AV gubbins would have to be set up... 

 

[maditgeek]

well, the Quadra 660av finally showed up. Horrible packing job by seller broken plastic everywhere the HD caddy the floppy drive-the entire "tray" that is underneath the floppy cd and HDD that is loose as well. I saw pictures of the inside before it was shipped and the HDD was properly in its spot. and when I opened it it was laying on top of the CPU... so it was bouncing around like a pinball the whole time it was being shipped!

so beyond that couple of things

I replaced the non-leaking PRAM battery (said made in 96) with a new one I wasn't getting video signal before

I was having a hard time getting my NEC 40X scsi to boot from CDs..turns out the quadra has no clue of "C" key. its option apple shift and delete. that worked

it did still somehow still manage to boot system 7.5.1 off the internal original 250MB HD. it sounds like bearing death but it was booting.

notice I said WAS that's because I wanted to initialize it using my 7.5.3 CD and reinstall well the initialization failed. and I have no hdd now.

I should go straight to SCSI2SD now, huh unless somebody has a 50-pin SCSI hardrive haha. I tried test using the HD SC tool and that fails too. tried restarting power cycle nothing works it runs for a bit and then it fails with "this disk could not be initialized" 

 

[maditgeek]

OH! and I forgot to mention the floppy drive does nothing. I put a disk in there I don't hear it trying and I cant eject it. even using the pinhole I hear a motor sound but nothing happens. if I take case cover off I can press the button and then it ejects manually OK

 

[jessenator]

Signs of old lubricant. I had that happen with my SE/30's FDD.

There are good video tutorials out there for the process, but typically a teardown, clean up (of all previous lube) and a reapplication of new stuff will definitely improve things. Where there might also be issues is a gear, which is made out of what is affectionately called "cheese plastic" can also be a culprit.

 

[maditgeek]

Ok, thanks for that.

I also noticed that the floppy drive keeps spinning constantly even with no disk in it. I opened up the flap turned in mac and it's spinning away won't stop until I turn it off.

I did order a v5.2 scsi2SD adapter last night

 

[maditgeek]

And I forgot to mention the most annoying part of this mac...the screw posts for the video port are missing so when I stick my mac to vga adapter in there nothing holds it in and of course my monitor loses video signal until I hold it or get something to hold it in the right spot. I took the posts from a printer port from a asus motherboard I hardly use. The posts don't thread it just spins and spins

 

[jessenator]

errors galore... my apologies.

I would check out this thread perhaps:

 

[beachycove]

well, the Quadra 660av finally showed up. Horrible packing job by seller broken plastic everywhere the HD caddy the floppy drive-the entire "tray" that is underneath the floppy cd and HDD that is loose as well. 

We hear your primal scream. As for solutions, well, someone on here should have a parts 6100 from which the plastics could be salvaged to put your 660av right. Those 6100s are not especially prized, and one that is already well on the way to the recycler would find a good use in keeping a 660av going. I'd just make sure your poor Quadra is working first, before putting any more effort into it. BTW, I have a full Centris 660av that I will be putting on eBay soon, but I expect your taste for eBay machines will have abated somewhat lately!

 

[maditgeek]

Beachycove, something like that lol. It was actually facebook marketplace where I got the quadra. You're timing is a little off haha I would of checked yours out probably sometime last week. Good news is my quadra does boot and chime and display video and boot from 7.5.3 cd...it just needs loads of TLC

 

[maditgeek]

I am trying to use the quadra tv output feature beacuse of the no screw Posts on the video connector. But I pressed the keycombo command option t v. I hear it chime again but I don't see anything on tv no signal. I'm using the yellow rca jack. The cable is known good. The plugs on the motherboard are secure. Does this feature only work inside the OS meaning I won't see smiling mac part