Have two that do not power up [email protected] On Thu Jul 22nd, 2010 12:17 PM PDT Jim Scott wrote:
> >On Jul 9, 2010, at 12:41 AM, leo wrote: > >I bagged an original Rev A Bondi-blue G3 off ebay to find it was worth >well less than their original asking price. I could manage to >refurbish it, but I'm reluctant to spend any more money on it. > >Screen image is off center and I cant find any adjustment > >Only user adjustments to hardware directly are to the flyback transformer >(focus and brightness). If and when you get it running, you may discover that >the screen geometry is off and that you can reset it to factory default and >then adjust, using the software, to your preference. Or it's possible the >hardware itself is messed up. In which case, either find a donor machine or >give up. > >Hard drive is missing > >Uses ATA/IDE, with up to 120+ the max available. > >CD Drive is feeble, and spins up only if held pressed in, and the >computer doesn't seem to register the OS 9 disk once it does spin up. > >I see this a lot. Replace the optical drive with a good one. > >Thats about the worst of the problems with it, cosmetically, its worn, >but the internals look good and dusted out cleanly. I'd love to >refurbish it, but am reluctant to order a CD drive for it with the >screen mal-adjusted like it is, and I cannot find any adjustments on >any inch of the case, inside or out. Is this old guy worth the trouble >for a little nostalgia? > >They're nice little machines, once you get the bugs out. I fix them up and >give them away to kids as standalone games/learning machines all the time. >Make sure you check and replace the clock battery, which should read 3.6 volts >or slightly higher. Toss one that's less than 3 volts. > >-- Jim Scott > >-- >You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group >for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. >The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette >guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml >To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >To leave this group, send email to [email protected] >For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
