I have pulled the motherboard out and cleaned it with cotton swab and some rubbing Alcohol. That didnt work I would put it in the dishwasher if it worked. It stopped draining on us so we dont use it. Dont have the money right now to get a new one.
Josh ----- Original Message ----- From: "J.S. Garrison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Compact Macs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 9:20 PM Subject: Re: Do recent Classic II's read 800K discs or run 68K software? > on 2/3/04 6:00 PM, Josh Stacey at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I wish I could afford a new Mac/Apple but I cant. I have been using a PC > > for as long as I have been in the computer world. > > I have always wanted to learn the Mac OS. I am so fed up with Microsoft. > > > > I gotten into Mac recently cause my dad brought me a Classic II and it has a > > checkerboard screen on it, > > I still cant get it to work. So I come to the conclusion that the rom > > chips are bad in it. Or at least one of them is. > > So right now it is in my attic collecting dust and taking up space. I sure > > would like to have it running though. > > I think it would be really neat to work on. > > > > Josh > > > That's kindof an end-run around the original question, but I'm in the same > dilemma you're in. I need two Classic II motherboards for units not working. > > If you can muster the courage, it'd be a good time to pull it out and try > cleaning the motherboard with either the dishwasher method or a cotton swab > with rubbing alcohol. This has been known to bring some back to life. > > Jeff > > > -- > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
