On Saturday 05 June 2004 20:47, Daniel Daplincourt wrote: > Hi Daan, do you have an website for Macintosh compact? What is the www > address please? > Daniel (Belgium)
I have a website, but it is not about compact macs. However, I thought this would be a nice opportunity to make a page about the SE/30 (repair). The only problem at this moment is that Tripod has added so much advertisements that I practically can't view my website, so I'm looking for another free hosting page with PHP. Daan. > > le 5/06/04 13:41, Daan Goedkoop � [EMAIL PROTECTED] a �crit�: > > My SE/30 has also had this problem for one or two months now, but > > yesterday I finally tried cleaning the motherboard the way you (and > > others) described. > > > > And now I put back everything back together, and IT WORKS! No more > > startup delays, no more weird patterns on the screen, and no more strange > > noises from the internal speaker! > > > > I know that 24 hours haven't passed yet, but I really couldn't wait to > > try it out. But to let the remaining moisture, if there is any, > > disappear, I've again opened op the case to dry further, but I think I > > can already say that it worked. > > > > Unfortunately our digital camera wasn't at home when I did the cleaning > > itself, because I think it would be funny to put a picture of the > > mainboard in the water on my website :-) > > > > Daan. > > > > On Thursday 03 June 2004 22:48, Antonio Rodr�guez wrote: > >> Hi, Greg. > >> > >> Other replies are right pointing you to the motherboard. I would try the > >> following in this order (from easier/faster to more difficult): > >> > >> 1) Take out the RAM SIMMs (if you have them). Try to boot the machine > >> without the RAM - the Classic II has 2 Mb of onboard RAM, so if the RAM > >> SIMMs are faulty, it will work without them. If the Classic II boots > >> without the SIMMs, you have got the problem - try to clean their edges > >> with an eraser, and if they don't work after cleaning, stay without them > >> or go buy another pair. > >> > >> 2) If you aren't able to boot without the RAM SIMMs, try to pull out the > >> ROM chips (the four large chips located in one of the corners of the > >> motherboard) and reseat them. When you do this, take care to put the > >> chips in the same order and position as they were before. > >> > >> 3) If the Classic II still refuses to work, wash the motherboard. Take > >> it out, remove both the RAM SIMMs and the ROM chips. Then wash it by > >> hand with warm soapy water and a toothbrush - some people do this in > >> their diswasher, but I think that high presure water can damage surface > >> mounted components. The objective of this is to remove the sticky goo > >> from the surface of the motherboard, so use your toothbrush mostly in > >> the dirty areas of the coard. When it is clean, let it dry at ambient > >> temperature. Do not use an owen of any kind, and do not put it into the > >> sun - those could damage the board easily. Let it dry for at least 24 > >> hours, more if you live in an humid area (otherwise, moisture can still > >> be trapped under the components). When this time has passed, you can put > >> again the SIMMs and the ROM chips and plug it in your Classic II and see > >> if it works. > >> > >> It would be nice to know of your progresses :-) . > >> > >> Greetings, > >> > >> Antonio Rodr�guez (Grijan) > >> <ftp://grijan.cjb.net:21000/> > >> > >> Greg Koelpien ha escrito: > >>> I have what I assume is a hardware problem, but am not sure of the > >>> cause and the viability of repair. The problem is a Classic II that > >>> won't boot. When the machine is powered on, all that shows up on the > >>> screen are alternating vertical bars, about 1" in width, so there are 4 > >>> 1-inch-wide white stripes interspaced equally with black bars of the > >>> same width. There is also a noise, a variable high-pitched whine, that > >>> can best be described as the sound old-time radios would make as you > >>> tune the dial. The internal fan is on, and I can hear the HD spinning, > >>> and the keyboard lights flash on when the power switch is turned on, > >>> but otherwise appears dead. There is no startup chime, happy mac, sad > >>> mac, or other image. Anybody recognize the symptoms? > >>> > >>> Greg Koelpien -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
