Took a chance, now what

So i grabbed a 8100/110 board on ebay and it works. I did have a pds card to put in slot to test. Not sure what to do with it now lol..no case for it. Do you put thermal paste on these? It has a thermal pad by the looks of it under the heat sink so decided to not take off. Will recap it this weekend.
 
So i grabbed a 8100/110 board on ebay and it works. I did have a pds card to put in slot to test. Not sure what to do with it now lol..no case for it. Do you put thermal paste on these? It has a thermal pad by the looks of it under the heat sink so decided to not take off. Will recap it this weekend.
Best to leave the cooling solution be - it has a peltier effect cooler (active cooling) and I believe they're fairly delicate (and probably doesn't need maintenance at this point). No need to poke at things without reason - I mean, if it isn't overheating?

You're also not meant to run them with the ODS slot empty. I've heard people say they've had no problems, but technically it is out of spec. Apple shipped some with a special termination card for when they didn't have a PDS card.

Sounds like you're going to have to build your own case for it :)
 
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Best to leave the cooling solution be - it has a peltier effect cooler (active cooling) and I believe they're fairly delicate (and probably doesn't need maintenance at this point). No need to poke at things without reason - I mean, if it isn't overheating?

You're also not meant to run them with the ODS slot empty. I've heard people say they've had no problems, but technically it is out of spec. Apple shipped some with a special termination card for when they didn't have a PDS card.

Sounds like you're going to have to build your own case for it :)
Yeah i imagine finding a proper case thats not completely broken would be hard. I do have a q800 but not parting out to make an 8100 :) will see what one can do!
 
I kept one in a IIci-case - it fit fine after some dremeling to make room for the different ports, and got an ATX extender and rearranged the cables. But I've swapped it out for a 7100 board since it fits with the PSU better 😄IMG_0961.jpeg
 
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So i grabbed a 8100/110 board on ebay and it works. I did have a pds card to put in slot to test. Not sure what to do with it now lol..no case for it. Do you put thermal paste on these? It has a thermal pad by the looks of it under the heat sink so decided to not take off. Will recap it this weekend.
Ah...I stared at that listing a couple times and didn't go for the risk (and...because I too lack a case for it haha). Nice find!
 
So recapping is done. Board works fine. 48 megs memory. Not sure if i will hack a case up for it. Will put it in the for sale section and see if anyone needs it. Just need money back plus caps. No charge on the recap. If no interest is then will see. Just an impulse need to recap something lol..
 

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