Just for kicks, give the motherboard the dishwasher treatment. It may only be a temporary solution, but it seems to have corrected some sporadic problems that I have encountered with Classic Macs in the past.
On 9/10/05, Gregg Eshelman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- Manuel Marques <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > What can I do? It's a pity giving up on him because > > it is the only IIci I > > own and it has both network card and cache card > > (with a 68030 50 Mhz > > processor). Besides, it has more than 16 megs of > > RAM, and I wanted to give > > it to my brother. run 8.1. and so on. > > Get another motherboard, or another whole IIci that > works, then pop the cards in it. > > Is that 50Mhz 030 a Daystar one? It needs the control > panel to enable the CPU and FPU on it. The 32K cache > always works on them. The Daystar cards are VERY > static sensitive! When not installed in a Mac, they > need to be SNUGLY wrapped in an ESD bag and not > allowed to slop and flop around with stuff like > foam pellets or Tyvek priority mail envelopes. > > I got two formerly working ones in the mail a few > years ago, that were DOA because the static got them > even inside an ESD bag. The factory Daystar packaging > was a snug ESD bag then firmly strapped to a piece > of cardboard that fit into a box that allowed > no movement. > > NEVER plug that card into anything but a IIci, IIvi, > IIvx PDS, or another Mac that has the Daystar adaptor. > Even though the card will physically fit onto the > mainboard of a IIsi or SE/30, IT WILL FRY without the > proper adaptor. > > A IIci with a 50Mhz 030 (and 50Mhz 6882 FPU to match) > is very speedy. > > It won't run OS 8.1 without a hack like Wish I Were > because 8.1 will not install or boot on any Mac with > a CPU older than an 040 or PPC. > > It will be total Fandemonium! > August (Fri) 4th, (Sat) 5th & (Sun) 6th, 2006 > http://www.fandemonium.org > > > > > ______________________________________________________ > Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. > http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/ > > -- > Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | > -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:vintage.macs@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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com > -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:vintage.macs@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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
