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    eMac Chimes / No Video

    I was given an eMac (G4/1.25 USB 2.0) recently that needed some recapping (one bad cap on the motherboard and almost all of the caps on the DVD drive / hard drive power supply). After re-capping, I thought it was good so I bought some stuff to max it out (RAM and an SSD). After installing the...
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    Mac 512ke no sound

    I have my original Mac 512ke I've had since I was a kid in the 90s. I'm trying to show it some love after all these years (and a career in computers that started with this little mac) and get it more than fully working. While the machine appears to work after some tweaking, audio doesn't. I've...
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    Color Classic Screen / Dim Spot

    I am the fortunate owner of a Color Classic. However, it has a screen issue. Basically, there is a big chunk of the screen that appears a bit dimmer than the rest. I've tried playing with the brightness, tweaking the (exposed) CRT settings, and even started just recapping the analog board. The...
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    MacClip with broken socket(s)

    A month or so ago I bought a MacClip on eBay (with the ultimate goal of running Minix, Common Lisp and a lot of that fancy Mac Plus software on my childhood Mac512ke!). Unknown to me at the time, this MacClip had a couple broken sockets. I know these old plastics are brittle, and I would...
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    Macintosh Performa 5260/CD – Bad resistor?

    I have a Macintosh Performa 5260/CD that appears to be dead. When plugged in and turned on, it gives a faint clicking sound, no video, no chimes. On disassembly, I noticed like a fine soot. Pulling the power supply board, I found what appears to be a burned up resistor (“r814”?). However, since...
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