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Byrd replied to the thread Macintosh 128 Error.It points to a faulty chip in one of the banks (F9) going by the error code. You can "piggyback" a known good 4164 over the suspect... -
Byrd replied to the thread Macintosh 128 Error.Hi, No translation needed - you likely have failed 4164 RAM, more than one chip, I would recommend desoldering all, replace with DIP16...
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Byrd replied to the thread Color Classic uograde to Imac G3.All CC upgrades are a hack, personally I’d go with the tried and true 5400/5500/6400/6500 upgrade noting once you go anything faster...
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Byrd replied to the thread Original Apple Scanner Refurbishment Guide.I’m guessing the ease of use of removing that large gear will be the sticking point, will see.
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Byrd replied to the thread Original Apple Scanner Refurbishment Guide.It's super fine pitch, for those reading this later it's the large black gear down near the front LED end of the board that turns into...
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Byrd replied to the thread Original Apple Scanner Refurbishment Guide.Hi, I've got 2 x Apple OneScanners I'd love to see one working - one grinds its gears but has a working green CCFL tube, while the...
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Byrd replied to the thread What to buy LC475 or Performa 630.It was a great Mac on release with all those features and price. The add-on TV tuners, AV cards can also be picked up fairly cheap if...
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Byrd replied to the thread pretty decent iMac G4.Nice, I'd go Mac OS X 10.4 on it (good bridge OS between old and new) or 10.3.9 for more speed
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Byrd replied to the thread What to buy LC475 or Performa 630.Hi Steve, Both are quite different machines while very similar in specs, on release the LC475 was the answer to a "cheap Quadra" while...
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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?
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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...