Recent content by Megatron

Alright, thanks for the info. Ill have to get my friend to get the caps and the IC off, and Ill go from there.

Will do. How do you suggest I go about testing the vias? Im very new to this sort of work. I have a multimeter, would that be of any use? And Im guessing if the vias are bad, then its pretty much bricked? Thanks.

Alright, Ive tried the system without the PRAM, and got nothing. I then inspected the area around the CUDA IC as suggested and found what might be bad caps. Ive ordered some replacements of the 47µF (16V) off of eBay. Heres a picture for reference.

Im pretty sure the Color Classic had 4 MB of soldered RAM on it, and the SIMMs were simply for upgrades. Ill check the battery. I have a Batteries Plus right down the road from where I live that I get my PRAM batteries from. Its how I replaced the one in my G3. Is a floppy necessary for...

Evening, everyone! Ive joined because perhaps you all can help me. I picked up a Mac Classic and Color Classic off of CraigsList yesterday, both in non-working condition. Ive located the issue with the Classic and Im prepping to begin the repair process on it, but the Color Classic has me...