RA: I'll do some diagnostics and see if I get a boot chime. But I may need to get back to you a MoBo. Thanx, RM - ====================
----- Original Message ----- From: "R.A. Cantrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Quadlist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 4:33 PM Subject: Re: Performa or Something Else? > on 10/4/02 3:10 PM, Mitchells at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have a 631 or 636 board, I forget which and a "suspect" 6200 board that > you can have both for $6 plus freight. That would be a cheap way to get > into tinkering with the innards of the machine. The back has a plastic > lower piece that snaps out, then you remove two screws, lift the wire bale > and pull the MoBo straight back. Put your index and next finger in the bale > and your thumb against the upper portion of the back. It takes a little > force (make sure you have the right two screws removed) and the board comes > right out. the battery has a connector that you can pull loose and see if > the clock still works, but that is of r later. The battery is in all > probability velcroed to the board. A little scary the first time you remove > it, but a piece of cake after that. Don't worry about a battery till you get > the machine to boot. Do you get a boot chime when you hit the button? I > don't know abot running the software you want to run. There is a difference > between 68k code and PPC code, but that all get away from me. I don't know > what you paid for the 630 or what you paid the tech to tell you the Mobo was > dead, but don't pay a lot for anything to do with a 630. The p-ream battery > for one is going to be about $12 and that is about as much as a 630 is > worth. So, you have to be a little judicious to avoid getting caught up in a > good-money-after-bad situation. > > Thanks for your response and suggestions. > > Someone else suggested checking the Pram battery. But I tried to open up > > the computer case and wasn't sure how to. Any suggestions? > > Maybe I can get another Performa on EBay. > > Is a 6300 enough like a 630 that it would still run the IIcx software and > > Office 4.2? > > Could I get a Quadra - or something else more powerful? > > Thanx, > > RM- > > -- > All the best, > R.A. Cantrell > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > -- > Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | > -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> > The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> > 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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com > > -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> 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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
