On Sat, Feb 21, 2004 at 05:50:09PM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > But regarding the RAM, what's interesting about this model is > that it has two megabytes of RAM physically already BUILT-IN/soldered > to the motherboard. The one I got has two extra megabytes in > the expansion slots, which is what I checked for good contact.
I poked around some of my documentation, it looks like vertical stripes represent issues with the power board or mainboard. Turn the thing off for day and carefully remove the power board (vertical board on the side). Inspect the solder joints to see if any are broken, if so a soldering iron can fix it. Ensure there is no damage to the electrical components themself (leaking or bulging capacitors, exploded resistors, blown fuses, etc.). It is a tedious job, it is easy to miss problems, and the problem may not even be visible upon inspection. Just be careful while working around a CRT, and don't work around one unless you are comfortable with it and very cautious. A CRT can store a lot of charge -- which is why I suggested waiting a day, so it will hopefully bleed off. CRTs can also implode. I haven't seen the consequences of either, but I don't want to hear first hand information about folklore becoming reality! That said, things like cold joints are easy to fix. I have done so on a few SE and SE/30's myself. > If the hard disk is still spinning up and the external floppy drive makes > a noise does that mean that the motherboard is still OK and not fried? The hard drive will spin up when it receives power, so that doesn't tell you anything about the mainboard. I checked the power up sequence on my SE, and the floppy drive makes a sound as soon as it is powered up so I'm left to assume that it behaves in a similar manner. The fact that it receives power from the mainboard doesn't mean much, since parts of the board may be functional if others are toast. Byron. -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
