Hiya All, First post here. You all need to know that I am a computer/Classic II newbie in the most basic sense. I just barely know what a motherboard is and if we get ANY deeper into technospeak than that, I'm lost.
Basically, I have a Mac Classic II that I'd like to get up and running again. A little context/history for you........... This computer was put into storage (clean, warm and dry environment) 10 years ago. I pulled it out of storage last week. I plugged it in and flipped the on/off switch to on. Nothing. No screen response, but it did emit a whirring sound which I'm guessing was the fan. After about five minutes I flipped it off, then on again. I did that two more times and on the fourth try the screen produced a checkerboard pattern. I tried again and got a blank screen with a cursor. One more time and I got the desktop. Over the course of the next few days I was able to get the desktop another four or five times by following the routine above. The next time I tried, the screen went from the cursor/blank screen to the question mark disc icon. I had read (somewhere) that dirt and leaking capacitors (whatever they might be) can be a problem and that the way to cure those problems (the checkerboard screen apparently being one of those problems) is to wash the motherboard. That I did. And now....I reinstalled the now clean and shiny motherboard. Before that I blew out all the remaining dust with some canned air. The insides are now quite clean. After installing the motherboard when I flip the on/off switch to on I get an almost instant blank screen with cursor. That seems like a big improvement. However, it is still going to the question mark disc icon. Anybody have any suggestions on how I might I get this little guy to get back on the proper track to his desktop? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.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 unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
