30 Jun
2013
30 Jun
'13
1 p.m.
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From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org]
On Behalf Of Dave Land
Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2013 2:49 PM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Power Mac G4
On 6/30/13 10:49 AM, Cindy Croxton Electronics Plus wrote:
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org
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On Behalf Of Dave Land
Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2013 11:28 AM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Power Mac G4
On 6/30/13 7:29 AM, Cindy Croxton Electronics Plus wrote:
mine.
Maybe not so classic?
400MHZ, 64MB, DVD, no hard drive
Powers on, but nothing appears on the SVGA screen.
Anybody want it?
Cindy Croxton
Electronics Plus
1613 Water Street
Kerrville, TX 78028
(830)792-3400 phone (830)792-3404 fax
AOL IM elcpls
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Too bad it's not a PowerBook G4 15" 1.67 mhz. I need a logic board for
I had it out the other day to try to repair a bad
ethernet port and
evidently it freaked out the ATI video chip on it, because the display
was corrupted and the external DVI port refused to work after that. :p
I had just finished loading Mint PPC Linux on it and everything worked
except for the ethernet port (which didn't work with OSX either).
Since then I've had it apart 3 times trying to find something obvious
that may have caused the glitch, but nothing is showing up. So, it
looks like it's time to find a logic board since the ATI chip is
integrated on it. :p
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I know it sounds strange, but remove the motherboard, place on wire
rack in preheated convection oven at 375 for 20 minutes. ALLOW to cool
<in oven for at least 1 hour> before removing. Fixes video probs on lots
of
HP laptops.
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Heh heh, sounds crazy, but I'll try anything once. It's pretty well
useless
as it is. Thanks Cindy, I'll give it a whirl. Btw, are you sure about that
temp setting? Seems like it may be high enough to melt the plastic
connectors where the power, touchpad, etc., plug in.
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We put tiny pieces of AL foil over the sensitive parts. Remove any cables,
ribbons, etc. Make sure the foil covers the plastic connectors, but NOT
touching the motherboard. The object is to get the solder to reflow on
these tiny connections. Because they are so small, the 375 for 20 min works
fine, but LET IT COOL IN OVEN or the motherboard will crack. This usually
gives video for another 3-6 months, and MIGHT work twice on the same
motherboard, but then it is really time to replace it.
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