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stonent
Junior Member
USA
155 Posts |
 Posted - 20 Nov 2002 : 23:44:09
I'm so happy right now I can barely contain myself. A while back I posted about the 10$ q840av that I got that wouldn't work. After numerous tries and different suggestions no chime, no nothing.Then just for no reason today I decided to check out Danamania's site again and I was reading about the pram battery problem on the 605. Now, I had replaced the battery already with no luck, but I decided to do the on-off thing just as an extremely last resort. AND IT NOW WORKS! Apparently the old battery didn't have enough charge to get it booted but enough to leave a garbled PRAM. I had the battery out of it because I figured the board was no good and I guess the month of just sitting on my dresser totally drained the pram and allowed it to boot. It still wouldn't boot but the on off thing made my Sony monitor go from amber to green! So I let it sit for a few moments and I see a flashing floppy! I am right now listening to a .mod file using MacMikMod on my Q840av board sitting on my bed. COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!! Useless 6360av
16/1.2/8.6 :(
SE 4/20/HD/6.0.8 :)
Q840av - DEAD :`(
Q650 256/230/7.6 Woot!
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Trash80toG-4
NIGHT STALKER
USA
2899 Posts |
Posted - 21 Nov 2002 : 00:12:11
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COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!
VERY!  Way to go!  jt  ™.
Trash Hauler: call sign: eight-ball
C.O. AC-130H SpecOps 68kMLAAF |
cinemafia
Guerrilla Recon Leader
USA
2965 Posts |
Posted - 21 Nov 2002 : 09:58:00
This is just 840av season or somethin'! 666th poster and 666th thread-creator
Mod of the Mac II series Forums
Total 68K Macs liberated: 7
My Site: http://cine.sytes.net
My Hotline Server: 840av.sytes.net
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shaktiman
Senior Member
United Kingdom
1226 Posts |
Posted - 21 Nov 2002 : 10:47:13
I had better go & check dana's site out.Should be Nice & easy now that I have a working 840av again!!! way to go:-) shaktiman Quadra 840av, prettymuchmaxedout8xcd drive,3 monitors 15" & 14" & 14" os 8.1
Powerbook Duo 280c, 12 meg ram, 500 meg hard drive
Performa400(asleepintheattick) |
stonent
Junior Member
USA
155 Posts |
Posted - 21 Nov 2002 : 11:19:36
Well I had it turned off for about 15 minutes while I re-assembled the case and then it wouldn't come on again. It had power but no chime and no video. So did the on/off trick again and it came back on. I have no pram battery in it now but I plan to get one. I just wish they didn't cost more than I paid for the computer!Just for no good reason I tried my A/UX drive from my 650 but it stopped saying I needed to update my MacOS. Figured. But I nabbed the AV Quadra disc image from the server so I'll be having some fun to night. Not to mention I have a fat version Avid Video Shop from my 6360 AV/TV card 6360av 32/6.4/8.1 ;)
SE 4/2000/FDHD/7.0.1 :)
Q840av - Alive!
Q650 64/2000/A/UX Woot!
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maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder
Australia
5830 Posts |
Posted - 09 Dec 2002 : 20:02:19
COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Glad to hear you finally got it working! Another victory for the Maniac! -------------------------- Give your dreams a chance.™ - Apple in the mid '90s Warrior maclover5
68k Macintosh Liberation Army
Number of 68ks Liberated: 6
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candyPunk
Full Member
USA
856 Posts |
Posted - 09 Dec 2002 : 23:49:59
I should have tried this with that dead 840av board i had! Well, no matter, I've paid money now...{ candyPunk }
{ Captain of Observation, 68k MLA }
{ 68k Macs liberated: 4}
{ My baby: Q660av } |
Gothikon
Full Member
Australia
537 Posts |
Posted - 20 Dec 2002 : 17:34:10
You didn't waste your money on a new PRAM battery. As far as I know the power-flicking-on-off trick is only a temporary measure.
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G4from128k
Full Member
USA
873 Posts |
Posted - 20 Dec 2002 : 18:58:28
I don't know the exact specs on the PRAM batteries (4.5 V????), but it sure seems like a person with a surplus of brains and a deficiency of cash could hack together a suitable replacement. I'm imagining maybe 3 AAA batteries, a bit of aluminum foil, some tape and the electrical leads from the dead PRAM battery would provide a kludgy, but usable alternative.Cheers, G4From128k by Day: Mild-Mannered Engineer and Trapeze(tm) Artist
by Night: Colonel of Truth, Justice, and the Macintosh Way
Reserve Officer in 68kMLA Cantankerous Coot Contingent
& User of the Hockey Puck Mouse of Radial Symmetry |
All hail Danamania! My Q840av is working!
68k of the Week: kastegir's PowerBook 180.