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I get a chime of death every time I boot the Quadra 700 (just randomly started happening). I narrowed it down to a RAM issue. I've tried every variation of chips in each socket (with chips known to work in other machines). Is it possible for the entire array of RAM sockets to cease working...

Yeah, the B sizes work. I am actually partial to B over C. In some instances, C can be a tight fit. So yeah, what unity said. :)

Thanks, uniserver!! And thanks for the suggestions. :) I found iMic's diagrams to be invaluable while I was sitting the caps. I also bought some more tools to assist me this time. On the advice of others in my SE/30 thread, I tossed my cheap soldering iron and bought a temperature regulated...

I remember reading in a couple places of an official Apple utility that helps you calibrate your screen as well as a third-party app. Anyone know what either of those is called? Thanks!

Well, I replaced every capacitor on the analogue board but one (I bought the wrong physical size, and it doesn't fit) AND the CC has normal colours again!! Can someone remind me of the utilities available to calibrate the colour of the screen? Cheers!

Well, that's all extremely informative. Many thanks for the detailed responses. It was a hard, expensive and ultimately destructive lesson to learn. I'm intrigued by Macdrone's suggestion to simply snip the axials and solder new caps onto the existing leads. That seems the safest route in my...

So, I got myself into a bit of a bind. Everything was going perfectly well with the recap of my SE/30's logic board until I got to the axial caps. A combination of tight fits and too much heat has led to a non-functional motherboard. The symptoms are that the computer boots, but there's no...

Great work on the CC revival! I'm glad everything is looking good for you. In regards to my colour issues, I'll likely recap the analogue board and see where I'm at after that. You're correct, though, I'll likely have have to reset the colours back to where they were, as my adjustments will have...

Hey uni, that's exactly what I'm aiming to do sometime next week. I've looked carefully at the analogue board and I don't see any major surprises (unlike iMic's first encounter), but it's very likely a re-cap job that's needed to fix the colour issues. Once that's done, I'm hopeful that...

Hello again. I'll be in a position to recap the A/B sometime next week. Just had a quick question before I get started. Are there any known differences between North American and European boards? I only ask because I want to use the very helpful capacitor map and list already produced (scroll...

In your experience, was that ADB connection typically on the back or the side of the tablet?

Ah. I guess I read that wrong: 'I've never seen a Wacom product for a Mac that did not use ADB.' I see now that you mean that this model is the anomaly. Yeah...it's definitely a Mac model. The guy has all the original Mac drivers floppies, etc. But as you say, ADB is not readily apparent. I was...

Impressive stuff there, uni! Thanks for the link to the 128MB SIMM. I may need to find an alternative, though, as their shipping costs (~£25) are a bit steep for me, given that I would need - at most - one or two chips. In any case, I found this, but can't tell if it's double-height. In which...

Trag, out of curiosity, is there a specific type of 72-pin 128MB SIMM that seems to work better than others in the 475?

Hey CelGen, thanks for the response. Yes, I figured ADB is what I would need. Finding a DB9 to ADB cable is not going to be easy!

Someone is offering to sell me a Wacom Digitizer SD-311e, but it doesn't have the cables for connecting to the Macintosh or power. The power cable seems pretty standard, but I'm unsure what the connection to the Mac looks like. The output on the back of the tablet is RS-232c (9-pin serial), but...

Thanks, uni. I could always get a 64MB SIMM and drop it in one of the 475s and repurpose the 32MB chip for the 550.

Thanks for the feedback! I'll likely stick with the 32MB SIMM in that case. If I've ever got a 64MB chip lying around, I'll test it and post my results. :)

Just curious whether or not 64MB SIMMS are recognised on the 550 logic board or if 36MB (4 + 32) truly is the limit. Thanks!

Cool find. Nice to have something complete like that. :)