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Hmmm...Mac128, I'll keep in mind what you said about surface mount stuff, for my Centris and such. But for now, let's focus on my pre-SE/30 machines, namely the SEs and the 512k. (And the Apple IIc, but I'm not too worried about that one right now.) First of all, assuming I clip a capacitor...

This is a question following beachycove's post in the Mac II, Quadra and Centris forum concerning capacitor replacement. Now, first of all, let's get this out of the way--I don't want to have to melt, liquefy, or even touch lead (Pb) at all. DON'T SAY ANYTHING. We've already been there. For...

My word!!! So much swapping! Looks like I'll have fun with my 512k once I get it up and running again! :) So did that second disk that he saved the file on have a system too, or can it just be blank? -Apostrophe

I find it works better with fluorescent, that's when it glows the brightest. But it does also glow with incandescent as well. -Apostrophe

Hi, This is something I've noticed with Compact Macs. You may have noticed this too, but just in case you didn't I thought it would be interesting to post this (maybe this isn't the world's most exciting thing, but it's something to try if you don't know what else to do). And I've only seen...

Hi, Normally to answer this question I'd just open my Mac 512k and look, but it's out of my reach at the moment. What I'm wondering is, what 400k floppy drive models will work in a Macintosh 512k? -Apostrophe

Well, at least keep the old one. If you still have no use for it, I'm positive someone on this forum will eagerly agree to buy it from you, even in its broken state. :) -Apostrophe

Find another what on eBay, a Plus or an analog board? ;) -Apostrophe

Actually, your SCSI drive may not need replacing. My SE from 1987 did the exact same thing; boot it up, but question mark icon. So I ordered a replacement drive...which prompted the same reaction from the SE. 'No disk' icon. I think I ended up replacing the floppy drive in that one too, but...

Thanks! -Apostrophe

Hi, A lot of my 800k floppy disks, old or new, have the habit of being illegible on my SEs. 'Erase disk' from the Special menu rarely helped. Sometimes they'll ask "The disk 'disk name here' needs minor repairs. Would you like to repair the disk?" and clicking Yes doesn't cure it, and it...

Hi, I've seen the answer to this question in a previous post, but I can't find that post anymore. What's the code you use to name URLs? I know that to quote, you do: , and so following that train of thought, I tried:URL address, but it didn't work. I also tried the inverse, namely: Whatever...

Grrrrr...

Hi, I saw this auction on eBay, and I had my eye on it, but turns out shipping won't be fast enough; I'd be gone by the time it arrived. But it still has 0 bids, so can someone please condiser grabbing this if nobody else does...

Hi, Perhaps then, there's a problem with your logic board? I don't have a CC, so I don't know much about them, but if two different drives behave the same way and the disks are good, then your logic board's probably malfunctioning. Have you tried removing it (the board) for a visual...

One of the things about me is that I tend to take things very literally, and so if this was something I took too literally, then I most certainly apologize. But still, it really seemed to me (and still does) that Dog Cow was serious. So again, if I'm mistaken I apologize, but Dog Cow, Mac...

Grrrrr....there's no such thing as a broken Mac! }:) No matter what the problem is, it can always be fixed!! The appropriate replacement part can be found!! This is the 68k Mac LIBERATION Army, meaning that we're supposed to help these Macs, not destroy them!

It's actually the opposite, at least as far as my Macs go. Now, I don't know about an SE/30, but my SEs and 512k have black screws at the bottom, and silver ones in the recess. -Apostrophe

Turns out I did have a few leftover RAM SIMMs, and so I switched out the RAM...but the Chimes of Death still persist. My guess is it's the other two SIMMs that have malfunctioned...and I don't have spares for those, so I'll have to buy them. Here's a short video of the situation...this was...

Yeah, I'm almost positive it's the RAM. Yes, there are two of them, but also two other SIMMs next to the RAM (possibly VRAM?). One of my SEs displayed a Sad Mac until I replaced its RAM, after which it worked fine, so I'll just do the same with the Centris and see what happens. I actually...