agent_js03
Well-known member
I realize that there was another thread a couple before this one that I had started, and could probably have continued. I hope that it isn't a problem starting a new thread.
Anyways, as some of you have read about in the last thread, I had bought a Performa 6500 board on eBay to stick in my Performa 6300CD to give it a little performance boost (starcraft runs too slow on my 6300CD :'( though most everything else runs ok).
The board was marked tested and working but when it arrived it didn't work at all. I had to repair some horribly bent pins on the part of the board that plugs into the wiring harness, and then basically I found that when I stick the board in and turn it on, it either chimes and doesn't do anything after that (nothing on screen, etc.) or it doesn't chime at all, and the fan just spins and hard drive clicks a little bit (the hard drive doesn't click after it chimes, for some reason). I tried reseating the RAM, which caused me to void my "warranty" and the seller then refused to offer a return or refund, and eBay sided with him. At least I didn't pay a lot of money for it.
Anyways, since I had a chime from this thing at all, that makes me wonder if this thing might still be repairable. Here is a picture of the board itself (sorry for the flash):
I suspect that the capacitors in the bottom right are probably leaky due to the residue all over the board. It reminds me of my experience with a color classic I fixed last year.
The whole board is extremely dirty. I remember last year someone recommended that I run the CC board through the dishwasher after removing RAM, etc. I remember this cleaned it up significantly. Do you think this would be a good idea? I should use detergent right? (I use the powder kind now, not the liquid)
Thanks in advance.
Anyways, as some of you have read about in the last thread, I had bought a Performa 6500 board on eBay to stick in my Performa 6300CD to give it a little performance boost (starcraft runs too slow on my 6300CD :'( though most everything else runs ok).
The board was marked tested and working but when it arrived it didn't work at all. I had to repair some horribly bent pins on the part of the board that plugs into the wiring harness, and then basically I found that when I stick the board in and turn it on, it either chimes and doesn't do anything after that (nothing on screen, etc.) or it doesn't chime at all, and the fan just spins and hard drive clicks a little bit (the hard drive doesn't click after it chimes, for some reason). I tried reseating the RAM, which caused me to void my "warranty" and the seller then refused to offer a return or refund, and eBay sided with him. At least I didn't pay a lot of money for it.
Anyways, since I had a chime from this thing at all, that makes me wonder if this thing might still be repairable. Here is a picture of the board itself (sorry for the flash):
I suspect that the capacitors in the bottom right are probably leaky due to the residue all over the board. It reminds me of my experience with a color classic I fixed last year.
The whole board is extremely dirty. I remember last year someone recommended that I run the CC board through the dishwasher after removing RAM, etc. I remember this cleaned it up significantly. Do you think this would be a good idea? I should use detergent right? (I use the powder kind now, not the liquid)
Thanks in advance.