Woo Hoo!!! Replaced the two PRAM batteries and the iifx booted right up :-)
.... but what is OS 7.3 ????? :-) John >most likely the pram batterie(s) are dead (i forget if it had 1 or 2 of them). that's >most likely the problem unless the power supply is toast but i believe it does need a good >battery to turn on. if they are the soldered on variety there was a post earlier with a >source for slightly larger replacements with leads for soldering for less than $2 ea. at >one of the surplus places, i think it was allelectronics.com but i could be wrong. > >> Hi all! >> >> Today a came apon my first IIfx. I had to have it ($20) but when I got it >> back and plugged it in I got nothing! >> >> Plugged a known good mains lead into it and a keyboard/mouse. Push the on >> button on the back and the keyboard on button, but no response at all. The >> machine looks complete inside - I can see ram and a rom (I think). Looks >> very clean inside, so I don't think it's been stripped. >> >> Is there some basic trick I need to look for before looking for the hard stuff? > -- Vintage Macs 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> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
