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Byrd replied to the thread Dead processor?.Rare to die, where did you get the CPU from - known working/tested or from an overseas chip supply company? -
Byrd replied to the thread PicoIDE in a Mac?.@bakkus apologies, I hadn't read that - the documentation for the device appeared all very DOS and x86/PC centric.
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Byrd replied to the thread Need some assistance with a Summer 2000 iMac G3.The optical drives in iMac are highly prone to failure, and pain picky about certain drive media - are you using writable CDs? Try new...
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Byrd replied to the thread PicoIDE in a Mac?..... but it's probably not going to work if at all nicely on a Mac.
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Byrd replied to the thread Did I kill my iMac G4 1.25 GHz PowerPC? :(.Have a look at the board around the CPU under magnification, I think you might have scratched the PCB somewhere, or (eep) damaged the...
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Byrd replied to the thread Did I kill my iMac G4 1.25 GHz PowerPC? :(.Is the bent back heatsink making good contact with the CPU, using fresh thin layer of thermal paste? Was the RAM upgraded during the...
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Byrd replied to the thread Phoenix: Open-Source NuBus FPGA Accelerator for 68040 Macs.Not an EE and don't get the recent projects here of let's throw AI at it and put it on Github, but why not a variant of the PiStorm in a...
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Byrd replied to the thread PicoIDE in a Mac?.Where would you put the 3.5" bay as you can't access it from the front case of the 630? I'd say this is very much a DOS specific device...
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Byrd replied to the thread Restoring a Lisa keyboard and could use a few tips.For me I'd use high quality CA gel (eg. the good stuff like Loctite super glue gel), and use a pin to dab into the internal crack, then...
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Byrd replied to the thread Mac OS 9 disk drivers vs. OS X disk journalling.Different partitions with the first being OS 9 < 8GB, more for OS X and third partition for random files/MP3s etc - worked fine here.
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Byrd replied to the thread Mac Classic Address error.When you boot off the Classic ROM OS (hold down command + option + X + O on startup), does it happen then? If suspect RAM, pull and...
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Byrd replied to the thread Mac Classic analog board has no voltage.Honestly, you've done everything that needs to be done. Is there any damage on the backside of the board - around the mains voltage...
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Byrd replied to the thread Mac Plus Freezing.Bad RAM. There really isn’t much that can go wrong/make a Mac Plus crash apart from RAM and low voltage, while there check for any dry...
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Byrd replied to the thread MacFlim v.2.0.18 release.Definitely not spam! Probably the best vintage Mac "show off" software that exists. Were you reading my mind? MacFlim was something I...