Recent content by Alec

Yep, looks like it, there's liquid and corrosion by all the capacitors. I just washed the board after removing all the RAM, VRAM, etc... and it looks like the liquid is gone, though there is noticeable corrosion on some traces, vias, and components. I'll replace all of them once it's done...

Looks like SCSI CD ROMs are actually more expensive than a caddy on eBay right now, so I think I'll go with that instead, unless I can find one at a hackerspace I go to.   I also happened to get the AAUI-to-RJ45 adapter with it, so I can probably use that.   Is OS X 10.5.4 on the powerbook too...

I had read somewhere that unless the SCSI bus was terminated, it wouldn't chime, so I connected an old HDD because I didn't have a terminator. (do you need only one device to be terminated e.g the CD drive? I'm not familiar with SCSI.) Also, why do I need a SCSI CD player/burner when there's...

I forgot to mention that I reseated the RAM and VRAM both of which had four cards in the slots. As for NuBus cards there are none. So what you're saying is disconnect all the SCSI devices and try to boot without any plugged in? Also, I've tried a PRAM zap and putting it in standard TV mode...

Hi all, My Quadra 840 AV which I recently acquired from the roadside, has no video output, chime, or hard drive. There was a note attached to it that said it needed a new PRAM battery, so I replaced that. Still no chime, most likely because of the missing HDD. I remembered I had a 50 pin...