> Well, like I said, when I first got the machine it booted fine after > either being on for a while with the vertical bars, or repeatedly flipping > the power switch on/off. It just progressively got worse so it took longer > and longer to actually boot up until it just didn't one day, despite being > on showing the vertical bars for 7+ hours. When I was cleaning the dust > off the motherboard, I checked all the contacts and there was absolutely > NO corrosion on anything, including the RAM. I've noticed now (ever since > the cleaning) it will come up with the vertical bars for a while, then > eventually the screen will clear on it's own and just go black without > actually getting as far as the startup bong. Whereas before, when the > bars cleared, it would go into the normal startup routine. Which is what > makes me think maybe I fried the board while cleaning it, despite taking > precautions not to. > > 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. > > 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? > > ------------ > Nat Hall > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ------------
It's pretty sad, but a LOT of Mac's Classic and CLassic II machines are dying off the same way. Some listers are having mixed results by either cleaning the both boards with Isopropyl, (rubbing), alcohol or tossing them into the dishwasher where the caustic soap cleans the gummed boards enough to sometimes make them work. Try these. Jeff G. -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
