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Byrd replied to the thread Plus - Partial Power?.First up I'd take off the lid and keep tapping the analogue board around the usual dry solder zones, it might spring to life all of a... -
Byrd replied to the thread PowerBook 3400c Repair Stories.HI Classic II, That's a weird one, I'd reset the PRAM (which will reset to the default monitor/resolution) and check the external...
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Byrd replied to the thread Networking from 7" PC Compatibility Card - Onboard Ethernet only vs. Gigabit Ethernet Card.Gigabit ethernet was released many years after the 7" Cyrix 5x86 compatibility card so no surprise it didn't work? Good onboard works
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Byrd replied to the thread Inventorying my new to growing collection starting from Zed.That's a good lot - nice selection of vintage Mac eras.
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Byrd replied to the thread Wombat won't boot off 4GB volume.It's a limitation of HFS not the PPC upgrade, with Mac OS 8.1 installed you can then go to town with a large partition.
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Byrd replied to the thread Macintosh Plus battery housing terminal replacement.Dremel on the contacts + the 3D printed battery housings + 3 x LR44 batteries work a treat; get the spring from a pen...
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Byrd replied to the thread SITcomm Registration Number.https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/aladdin-sitcomm + serial box?
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Byrd replied to the thread Repairing graphics cards.Hard to say - around that time the GPUs started to become all lead-free solder, I'd use the leaded stuff though on the caps if going there.
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Byrd replied to the thread Portrait Display.Fingers crossed that cable is there - I've high hopes for you! And you need that one, the Sun or generic equivalents have a slightly...
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Byrd replied to the thread Repairing graphics cards.Ah - I get it now. The stock Apple 6600 cards are not particularly hot running cards and much better in quality than the equivalent x86...
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Byrd replied to the thread Portrait Display.You don't need the card for the Apple Portrait monitor - the LCIII onboard video supports the 640 x 870 resolution natively (using the...
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Byrd replied to the thread A 512k with a surprise inside.Looks good. You’ll probably need to tape up and end of a flathead screwdriver and unclip the motherboard from the metal sliding frame...
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Byrd replied to the thread Macintosh IIsi possible video glitch.The wobble/shimmering looks like a result of the OSSC or your LCD sync - can you try another monitor LCD or ideally CRT.
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Byrd replied to the thread Repairing graphics cards.Hi, What cards are they - Apple branded or generic? Cooling on these cards could be pretty average and without decent airflow and...