I know one thing -- my 6100 is VERY cranky with a dead PRAM battery. I have to futz with turning it on, then off and on real quick two or three times to get something to happen.
On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 9:31 AM, Nicolas Bradley <[email protected]> wrote: > I recently attained the guts of a Mac IIfx (no case I'm afraid) from a > friend and I've been having trouble getting it powered on.Due to my > lack of a suitable case I've got the components laid on a table, with > the logic board and power unit connected and both screw sockets > grounded to the PSU (as from experience with getting power macs going > they must be grounded for it to power up). When I try both hard switch > (on the logic board) and soft boot (keyboard) buttons I don't get > anything at all, not even a peep from the power supply. I'm assuming > it's an issue with flat PRAM batteries, as I've read that the IIfx > can't power on without batteries, and the machine hasn't been started > properly since the end of the last millennium, but I'm just wondering > if there are any other terrible defects (dead capacitors ect..) that > may contribute to causing this issue. > > Cheers, > Nick > > -- > ----- > You received this message because you are a member of 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 leave this group, send email to > [email protected]<vintage-macs%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs > > Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of 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 leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
