Cube for $20!

[techknight]

To get rid of scuffs/scratches on plastic, you must use Novus 1, 2, and 3.

 

[TheMacGuy]

Well, to sum up so far:

DC-to-DC board has blown "capacitor" (at least I think its that)

Video Riser card is (for the most part) FRIED

What ever the liquid was it is EVERYWHERE

I still don't know what the liquid inside was, but nothing looks like its starting to deteriorate. The Cube has been fully reassembled in unworking condition. But I hope to someday have it up and running with its original specs. For now its just going to sit on a shelf as a collectable while I wait for parts to fix it. I have a local Apple Certified service center on the look out for the parts.

 

[Byrd]

I have a local Apple Certified service center on the look out for the parts.

Why? You can get replacement parts on eBay - especially these parts - cheap and readily available.

 

[bibilit]

What ever the liquid was it is EVERYWHERE

You can wash the boards pretty easily, i saved a iLamp that way.

 

[TheMacGuy]

Well, I have some new parts on order for the Cube that I got off the 'Bay. Logic, Video, Video Riser, and the 450MHz processor boards, as well as new RAM. I also bought from another guy a VRM board, so this will be a complete internal overhaul. I was wondering though, is it was possible to make the software recognize the Cube's original serial, rather then the serial on the new Logic Board?

 

[Macdrone]

I would say off hand no. Serial number is normally set in hardware as to be identified if stolen and the like.

 

[TheMacGuy]

What about when Apple installs a new logic board into an old computer? It keeps the same serial number, but has a new logic board.

 

[markyb86]

Oh that? That's just written in blue ink on a piece of masking tape on the bottom of the board!

 

[Macdrone]

All logic boards I have had replaced have always changed the serial in OS X. Has that not been anyone else's experience?

 

[Macdrone]

That only being two tho. G3 B&w and I lamp iMac due to a port dying from ele trivial surge from storm.

 

[TheMacGuy]

All logic boards I have had replaced have always changed the serial in OS X. Has that not been anyone else's experience?

Not when I have had it replaced by Apple. When a private person does it, then that would change the serial. But with an Apple-Replaced logic board, it stays whatever the Serial was when you bought the computer.

 

[mcdermd]

Maybe imac600 can confirm but I believe when an Apple Service Tech uses an Apple Service spare logic board, it comes with a blank serial. There is a serial change utility they use to "burn" a number to the board. The utility only works wih a blank board and cannot be used to change the serial number on an old board.

 

[TheMacGuy]

That makes since. Thanks mcdermd!

With the Holidays, I probably won't be able to work again on the Cube until after Christmas. With the logic board will be 1GB of RAM, and I ordered 4 512MB sticks of Kingston PC133 RAM for the Cube and eMac.

 

[Macdrone]

Just FYI the cube is pretty finicky about ram in my experience. I had a bunch of ram, after huge swapping and restarting finally got three sticks of 133 512 mb sticks it would like. It seemed to hate non apple hard disks. Of course going over the 120 gig deal was interesting road block to hit. Got a DVD Rw out of a dead G5 iMac and with mount kit and IDE adaptor with pin 40 removal trick thing works like a dream. Found a 32 meg card to put in for super cheap so it can sport the big ADC display. All in all very "prissy" little machine. I wish processor upgrades for it were not so expensive. I'd love to try 10.5.8 on it.

 

[bibilit]

Of course going over the 120 gig deal was interesting road block to hit.

Is there any trick to go over the 120 Gig limit ?

 

[TheMacGuy]

I believe there is. Who ever the last owner was maxed it out. 1.5GB of RAM and 120GB WD HDD. RAM and HDD are soaked in whatever liquid was spilled on the Cube. Maybe I should throw the RAM in the dishwasher. VRM and Video Riser are goners.

 

[Macdrone]

I'd wash it all unless you see burn marks you may never know.

 

[mcdermd]

I used to use the Intech speed tools to use drives larger than 128GB in early G4s.

http://www.speedtools.com/STATA.html

 

[TheMacGuy]

The interrupt/reset button board looks like it has the liquid all over it. Can I run the Cube with out it and is there a way to clean it?

 

[TheMacGuy]

Ran it under water and scrubbed it with a brush. Looks better. I think I'm going to install the logic board today as it came it earlier then I thought.