Referring to the below messages, the machine is a 7100/66, and the port has been blown for about 3 months now with no other noticeable effects. It was blown thru the modem by a lightning strike related power surge on the phone line. Yes, if you can easily get the chip numbers and location on the board, that would be very helpful.
Do I understand correctly that these receiver/driver chips can probably be ordered from computer parts warehouses and the like? Also, I've yet to completely remove the board from this computer, and just wondering, any tricks to getting it all the way out? All I've really done to it so far is replaced memory, which required swiveling the drive cases up to access the memory slots beneath. Thanks again, Guy In a message dated 9/12/04 2:28:58 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << remind me which machine you have and i'll look. if they are replaceable, it's either a receiver chip and a driver chip, or a combined reciever/driver chip. they are readily available, unless apple integrated those functions into a custom chip but they probably didn't due to the current and voltage that those have to handle. i've replaced them on an lc475 and it wasn't too hard, actually easier than through hole which are always tricky on multilayer boards (i.e., it's easy to pull a via out if you aren't careful, and if that via connects to a buried trace it's very hard to figure out where it went to repair it). i think you had said it was an x100 mac? i have a 6100,7100, and 8100 on hand to check for you, if it's doable i can give you the chip numbers and the identifier on the board (i.e. "Ux" where x is a number). [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In a message dated 9/7/04 7:12:43 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > << if you can solder, the port maybe fixable, if you like to replace surface > mount parts. >> > > >From my earlier post, one reply mentioned the above possibility. This is > really what I would like to do. Is there any information about where the port is > physically located, and if replacement serial ports (surface mount > components) are available. I've never seen one on LEM-SWAP. Any info would be much > appreciated. >> -- 1st-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> 1st PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/1st-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List archive: <http://mail.maclaunch.com/lists/1st-powermacs/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
