Recent content by finkmac

they said it was impossible... and they did it. excellent work!

you need a digital multimeter and a set of torx screwdrivers. first thing would be to remove the battery, they're known to leak. also you'd want to verify the voltage the psu is putting out... they're known to have leaky capacitors.

might be a pain to get them off. i'd use rust converter or evaporust on the metal, then sand a bit and spray coat with something that matches the colour somewhat

that's the breakout adapter that allows you to use the monitor with machines that don't have the HDI-45 port... like the quadra 840 it was marketed with. it's a perfectly nice display... as long as the plastics aren't crumbling. from what I remember it's a trinitron, basically an apple m1212...

I recommend looking into LiFePO4 replacements :)

:) it does tell you to leave it plugged in if you're not gonna use it for a week. fyi I disconnect the battery when storing mine.

look man, “ask AI” is a profoundly silly way to respond to luraichu’s question.

interesting, seems you're right. time to get a decstation? :)

the branded versions of the same model should be functionally identical. apparently not. it's also possible (highly likely) that the display needs a recap first.

you said you'd recapped it... i'd say inspect your work. make sure the new capacitors are the right values, soldered in correctly... make sure leaked capacitor residue isn't shorting anything, etc.

scuzemu exists

bluescsi and zuluscsi are functionally identical. the blue isn't gonna be any friendlier.

have you tried to use it yet? quite a few ethernet cards will Just Work with the stock Apple drivers.

do you have a good PRAM battery installed?

I fiddled around with it a while back... wasn't a fan of the UI. At all. Most annoyingly, there was no obvious way to make the video not scaled. Perhaps it's time I gave it another whirl...