Alright... now I'm really interested. My Classic I hasn't stopped doing checkerboards since I fixed the brightness problem on my new tube! (little variable resistor on the back of the unit adjusts the base brightness, the software finishes)... What soap? Dishwasher? Remove the PRAM battery of course... what else?
Thanx in advance, Falcon > Hi, > I read a post on here a little while ago about washing the motherboard > on the classic II to fix the checker board fault. > > Didnt believe it would work but with a bit of time on my hands I > thought why not. What did I have to loose. After all it could always > become the MacQuarium I want for my daughter. > > So after washing it in warm soapy water and drying it in front of the > dehumidifier I reassembled the beast. > > To my amazement it worked first time and hasnt skipped a beat. > > Pass if I know why it worked but thanks for the tip. > > Cheers > Mike > > > -- > Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.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]> > Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > >The Think Different Store > http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.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]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
