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The boards are probably from a PVT run, which is essentially the last stage of prototyping where the design is finished and Apple begins testing how the production scales. Depending on how the run goes, they could either scrap the boards or throw them into production units if no revisions need...

Nice score, looks like OWC has a few other chassis for sale as well. The photos OWC posted make it look like the motherboard is included but anything else is a crapshoot. I found: Power Mac 7600 for $9.00 http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Apple/CHAPM7600/ Power Mac 8500 for $15.00...

This thread makes me sad that I sold my iTV years ago :-/   Hap, any chance you can try the other revisions too? I'm mainly interested in the differences of the startup screens and whatever info it dumps onto the display, a couple of the SIMMS are labeled 'debug' which might output some...

Yeah I don't think anyone actually got video out to work. Somebody posted the system extensions for a whole bunch of E1/T1 and MPEG stuff but nothing for video out. I believe the first rev (STB1) prototypes can be booted with the proper hookup though. This is a good resource if anyone is...

The original PB G3 had the same "subwoofer" system as well, although in a technical sense they're more like two small speakers and not really subs.

AC-MX2 is good stuff, sure I wouldn't use it on an overclocked PC but I do use it for any mac I resurrect and have been pleased with it. OP should go with that since it's reasonably priced ($4 on eBay) and performs much better than the silicon based paste from the factory.

   Staples stopped selling floppies last year unfortunately. Fortunately you can get them through fedex for free:   http://www.fedex.com/us/fcl/pckgenvlp/ordersupplies/ Sign in to your account, go to "Other Electronic Shipping Supplies" then click "Show all" on the right side of the titlebar...

Look at the other two ;)

The best way to get a deal like that would probably be to watch a government auction. Schools near me are clearing out of G4 iBooks, powermacs, imacs, and minis by the boatload... I think the lot of minis went for around $15 each. That's probably where this guy got his. something like these are...

I was looking at that, but factor in a few hundred more for freight shipping and it's not such a great deal.

Probably best to get it recapped and work from there. Even if they're not visibly bad they still can be out of spec.

Check the pins on your amplifier STK463 since they're likely shorted, a replacement should be around $5

Those look like PRC tags from BestBuy, I buy computers in bulk from them as well and have run into tons of those stickers. When you recycle a computer at bestbuy they will send them to PRC and then sell them off at an auction (techliquidators.com) or if they are in good condition to an...

Nice haul. You must live in a geeky area to be able to find bare mobos at garage sales lol

Yeah, it's definitely the motherboard, I disconnected all of the cables and daughterboards and it still has the same problem. I think I'll give this board a cleaning, and then just randomly start poking around in the PSU area since it seems to me like there's a short somewhere in the system...

Wish that was it, but I tried three different power supplies, so that's not the issue. I should mention the PSUs work normally with other powerbooks

Usually there's a fuse for each USB port, maybe check those? If not probably a short circuit that burnt the controller, logic board replacement would probably be the best route if it's not the fuses

I actually had an iBook come in from a school, who so nicely gave it a tattoo with their school name poorly scrawled across the bottom of the ibook. I never got the damn marker off unfortunately. Anyway, flux remover might work since it will eat away at the rubber, but chances are it will take...

Ok, so I'm not quite sure where to start on this project. I recently bought a busted 170 from eBay, from what it looks like it was used overseas by the government because it has a bunch of declassified stickers and a TON of sand in it. Of course it didn't boot on my first attempt, so I opened it...

I was too afraid to burn the chip, and I wanted to put new solder on the pins, so the reflow station I have was not going to work (theres on way in hell I'll ever lay solder paste correctly).