Fat (512K) Mac Revival? - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

5 Oct 2003

It could be something as simple as a bad PRAM battery.
There's a little door in the upper back, that has a
battery in it.

Open it and see if there's a battery in there. If it
hasn't exploded... You probably can try replacing that
as a start.

Next would be the Power Supply/Analog board.

But, yes... You should be able to buy a replacement
cheaper than fixing that unit. Though, you might find
buyers for the parts to help fund that.

Regards,
Al Hartman

...
  From: "Andrew Strouse"
&lt;kittstr(a)access-4-free.com&gt;

 The recent discussion about reviving a Mac SE/30
 reminded me that I have a "fat mac" in my closet
 collecting dust.  I found it after a yard sale a
 few years ago. ( I like to go late and see what
 finds I can get for nothing because the people just
 want the stuff out of their house.)  I remember
 when I plugged it in, nothing happened.  No sounds,
 lights, bars, patterns, sad/happy macs, etc.  Does
 anyone have any suggestions of what to do to
 attempt to get it running.  Is it worth it?  (I'd
 like to play with it but could I find another one
 that works for less than it will take to fix?)
 It came with a large box of disks, and external
 drive, mouse and keyboard, so it seemed like a
 complete system, except that it doesn't work.

 Thanks in advance.

 Andrew Strouse
( kittstr(a)access-4-free.com ) 

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