Hi,
I just purchased a Mac Plus and when I first booted I got a chime and then nothing. No flicker or picture whatsoever on the picture tube. Also, the Mac Plus's floppy drive had one of those "phony" plastic place saver inserts in the floppy drive which did not pop out when I turned the machine on. I subsequently had to shut down the machine, use a paper clip and, eventually, the plastic disk popped out.
I tried putting a boot disk in, but after accepting it, the floppy drive was silent as was the entire machine. No sound whatsoever. I then ejected the boot disk with a paper clip. I shut down the machine.
However, I decided to try once more. This time I turned the machine, got a chime, and walked away. When I cam back ten minutes later, the screen was black but there was a "sad Mac" icon in the middle of the screen with the error code "017C01" beneath it.
Does anyone on here know what that error code means?? I'm trying to decide whether I should send the machine back or work through the problem, assuming of course, that I can do so and that it doesn't cost me an inordinate amount of money or time. I have 4 1MB sims which I bought to place in the machine, and if that's all that's wrong, I'd be more than willing to take my chances and replace the existing, what I assume to be, 256k Simms. If, however, the problem is with the ROM or some other aspect of the motherboard, is it easily fixable, i.e., without an inordinate amount of technical knowledge of electronics and without spending a boatful of money.
If anyone can help me out here, I would be very grateful!! Thanks all!!!
I just purchased a Mac Plus and when I first booted I got a chime and then nothing. No flicker or picture whatsoever on the picture tube. Also, the Mac Plus's floppy drive had one of those "phony" plastic place saver inserts in the floppy drive which did not pop out when I turned the machine on. I subsequently had to shut down the machine, use a paper clip and, eventually, the plastic disk popped out.
I tried putting a boot disk in, but after accepting it, the floppy drive was silent as was the entire machine. No sound whatsoever. I then ejected the boot disk with a paper clip. I shut down the machine.
However, I decided to try once more. This time I turned the machine, got a chime, and walked away. When I cam back ten minutes later, the screen was black but there was a "sad Mac" icon in the middle of the screen with the error code "017C01" beneath it.
Does anyone on here know what that error code means?? I'm trying to decide whether I should send the machine back or work through the problem, assuming of course, that I can do so and that it doesn't cost me an inordinate amount of money or time. I have 4 1MB sims which I bought to place in the machine, and if that's all that's wrong, I'd be more than willing to take my chances and replace the existing, what I assume to be, 256k Simms. If, however, the problem is with the ROM or some other aspect of the motherboard, is it easily fixable, i.e., without an inordinate amount of technical knowledge of electronics and without spending a boatful of money.
If anyone can help me out here, I would be very grateful!! Thanks all!!!