Re: She Lives!! Widget is running!
There are a few documents here and there on the drive, though nothing as interesting as those that you found! I realize now that due to the style and age of the drive, that the sounds are definitely normal. I just forgot about the drives of this age that I heard in some friends' PC's long ago. -Chris - Original Message - From: Jason Perkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LisaList lisalist@mail.maclaunch.com Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 11:00 AM Subject: Re: She Lives!! Widget is running! Cool! Glad you got her working! Previous owner leave any interesting documents? I got a profile a while back that was full of engineering drawings! The widget is the most unique sounding drive I've ever heard. Mine runs very quietly actually, save the squeaka de squeak of the head voice coil. I notice it makes the mouse sound when it has to make a long seek, and a more regular hard disk sound for the short ones. -J -- LisaList is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Shop buy.com and save. http://lowendmac.com/ad/buy.com.html Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html LisaList info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/lisa.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:lisalist@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/lisalist%40mail.maclaunch.com/ iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com -- LisaList is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Shop buy.com and save. http://lowendmac.com/ad/buy.com.html Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html LisaList info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/lisa.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:lisalist@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/lisalist%40mail.maclaunch.com/ iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
Re: She Lives!! Widget is running!
Hi Chris, congratulation ! What are normal Widget sounds? In general very loud, compared to the nowadays hf-drives :-) ...if an occasional chirp-like sound (rapid movement of R/W head motors?) is normal. Yes, that's normal. I also have that sound on my drives. Approximately once to twice each 5 minutes, if I remember. But lasting only approx 0.5 seconds. How long do things like the calculator, for instance, take to be loaded? If you think of the Calculator from Mac OS running as emulation on a Lisa, the application will last less than 2 seconds and it appears on the screen, when loaded from the widget with my Lisa. I've never had the pleasure of working with a Lisa before, so I don't know what to expect. Treat the old Lady with respect and she will honour that - with respect :-) greetings TOM from Bavaria -- LisaList is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Shop buy.com and save. http://lowendmac.com/ad/buy.com.html Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html LisaList info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/lisa.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:lisalist@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/lisalist%40mail.maclaunch.com/ iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
She Lives!! Widget is running!
After putting two and two together, I knew the Widget had a controller board problem somewhere. From inspecting and cleaning the other boards in the Lisa, I discovered that Apple had used the cheaper style of IC sockets on the boards, stamped vs machined contacts. The machined sockets don't seem to hold up as well over time, so I figured I'd do what I normally do in desperation, reseat ICs in order to clean the pins. I must have done something right, as the next boot, the Widget fired up to life, the brake clacked, and the Lisa began to boot!!! I am gathering that one of the EPROMs must have not been making contact with the socket, thus the controller board wasn't running at all, and the Lisa would rarely see the Widget, if at all. I would certainly suggest trying to reseat all socketed IC's on any controller boards before throwing in the towel on a drive. I'm curious to know now, though. What are normal Widget sounds? I'm not used to drives of this vintage, so I don't know if an occasional chirp-like sound (rapid movement of R/W head motors?) is normal. Additionally, is there a benchmark to see if the drive is working optimally? How long do things like the calculator, for instance, take to be loaded? I've never had the pleasure of working with a Lisa before, so I don't know what to expect. Thanks, Chris -- LisaList is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Shop buy.com and save. http://lowendmac.com/ad/buy.com.html Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html LisaList info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/lisa.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:lisalist@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/lisalist%40mail.maclaunch.com/ iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
