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I'm not typically of the mind to name my hard drive after myself. I'm probably boring in this regard. =P

Does anyone know what software I need to get Video-In up and running on this thing? It has a TV tuner card and inputs for RCA (red, white and yellow). I'd like to test something like play an old Nintendo off the CRT using the RCA inputs. Is this possible? What's the key combination (if any) in...

I quite like the most recent iteration of the case, BMOW. Personally, I'd leave the groove cut-out on the side, as I think it ties in nicely with the design of the top. Looking forward to getting one of these for one of my two Floppy Emus. =)

Classilla is where it's at. It even has a built-in e-mail client. It's a responsive application and pretty much the only browser of any use on Mac OS 9. I tend to prefer it to Cameron's other browser for Mac OS X, TenFourFox, but that's because I'm often running G3s or slower G4s. TenFourFox...

You did and it works! Thanks again, bibilit. You're a legend.

Anthon, you've got a customer in me. Really like the look of the PCBs and very pleased for you that you enjoyed a successful first attempt once the boards arrived. This is an exciting and promising project and I look forward to seeing how things develop!

Nice one! The 210 is a cool little machine. It seems to be in good shape as well. I've never owned a PowerBook model of that era largely do to my concern regarding upkeep and maintenance of some of the more obscure parts, but it's nice to see someone else getting enjoyment out of them! Will be...

In my relatively limited experience, the Colour Classic boards seem uniquely prone to failure with the slightest leakage from caps and/or batteries. I recently had a very slight amount of leakage from a 4.5v battery in my 5400 that may be the culprit for some issues with that logic board. In any...

Ah yes of course! I remember briefly considering a CPU swap in one of the 475s until I got a full 040 machine. Thanks for the clarification. =)

It depends on your experience. I was totally inexperienced in soldering when I started with this hobby/obsession. I watched a lot of videos and spoke to people here about different techniques. The important thing to remember is that you mostly encounter SMD caps on these old boards. Different...

Thanks for the suggestion! I suspect I'll soon be in the market for one if the recap job doesn't work. Will PM you! =)

I thought the same and then saw another 5400 board with it missing as well, so perhaps it's only there on certain configurations, etc. Thanks. That's really good to know. Broadens my search options quite a lot actually.

Okay, so the board is completely clean (I went to some extremes) and I managed to replace half the caps (more on order). No improvement yet. I don't have a PCI video card, unfortunately. That would be pretty fantastic if so. The screen is just too far gone to be able to see a floppy on the...

Ha! Yes, it's black. Came with the black keyboard and mouse as well, though they need some serious cleaning. Thanks for your help so far. I've done a pretty thorough cleaning job of the logic board with a variety of methods. I'm letting it completely dry at the moment before making further...

Cheers, Trash! Guess it's not the analogue board! I did notice a little bit of battery residue - not sure if it's enough to be a contributing factor.  

The 5400 arrived today and I had enough time to extract the logic board. I've not seen this kind of configuration before; Apple really packed stuff onto this one. Unfortunately, there are no VRAM DIMMS. All of the VRAM must be soldered onto the logic board. There's video input, PCI, ethernet...

The LC475 is a very interesting machine. Cool find - it's nice to have gotten the display alongside it (albeit crumbling!). For some reason, I've got about three 475s. One came with the monitor, as well. Can't decide if I'm more fond of the LC III or the 475 - perhaps the former simply because...

Very nice find there. I've never stumbled across an LC accelerator card, though I've never been on the lookout for one. Sure beats the stock 16MHz 020. Too bad the RAM limit is stuck at 10MB, but that's a limitation I dealt with for years when our family used an LC as our primary machine. In...

Alright. Thanks (both) for the replies. When it's in my hands, I'll have a little exploration and start with re-seating things and see where we get to. If the VRAM is shot, that might be an issue, as I thought it was soldered. However, this image from the Apple service manual makes me think it's...

Hello! So, I recently hastily bid on (and won) a Power Mac 5400 that is exhibiting video issues. I suspect that the analogue board and motherboard need recapping; this solution has generally worked for me so far and resulted in working Mac SE/30s and other compacts. However, does this look like...