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    Byrd replied to the thread 68ec060RC75.
    https://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=32066&styleid=4 Seems like a rare 060, but unless you bought it from a sketchy international...
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    Byrd replied to the thread Noisy Mac Plus.
    Have you opened it up to find the source? No fan - or shouldn't be - unless someone has put one in or maybe the floppy drive is making...
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    Byrd replied to the thread RAM upgrade for Macintosh SE30.
    So .... the simple fix is use multiple 2GB partitions for 68K Macs, it's not like you're going to fill it and there are less headaches...
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    Byrd replied to the thread RAM upgrade for Macintosh SE30.
    On your 4GB drive, partition to < 2.0 GB x 2, this is a limitation of the file system
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    Byrd replied to the thread Voodoo 5 repair.
    Have a look at repair threads on Vogons and see if there are any components damaged or knocked off around this area. Does the image...
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    Check the pins for displacement/damage
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    Byrd replied to the thread Before I Power Up Original Mac???.
    Unless the Mac has had a hard life with high hours (which I suspect it did not), you should be bravely be able to turn it on and with a...
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    Try the official Apple Airport drivers for the card; it should be detected as an Airport card. You can flash the firmware of...
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    Thanks Miguel, nice project! Also excellent for testing these boards
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    Only thing is, there is probably a polariser film on both sides of the LCD and there will be some experimentation to find the right film...
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    If it was a $400 item I'd be bothered, but a $40 boxed complete Mac from FBMP that's not bad, the old bloke doesn't have to offer a...
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    The generic car trim installer kits you see online tend to be my go to for prying open brittle plastic cases, using a couple of large...
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    posssibly it’s stuck in with corrosion usually pops out easily. A squirt of WD40 and maybe lever it out using something that doesn’t...
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    Byrd replied to the thread x86 card revival thread.
    We will see! Concerned about shielding and need to double check pinouts but was fun making up the cable. It’ll run the Pentium MMX for...
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    Byrd replied to the thread x86 card revival thread.
    I bought an OrangePC 530 card from Mr @Powerbase and courtesy of @jeremywork pinout sleuthing earlier in this very thread, here is the...
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