On Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:20:18 -0700, Clark Martin <cm...@sonic.net> wrote: > On 7/2/10 3:23 PM, D. Finnigan wrote: >> >> When was the last time that this Macintosh was used? If it was >> several years ago, then the electronics may need some time to >> warm-up. I have had to do this with an LC III and LC II motherboard. >> Leave the machine on for a few hours. >> > > WARM UP???? How old do you think this computer is. No, either it > starts up right away or something is wrong. It being an LC, it will > stil start up with a dead PRAM battery, it just won't boot. If there is
> no sign of life then the power supply is fubar. > In future, before you post such a response, you need to consider that I have personal, first hand evidence of what I just posted. It's not my speculation or assumption on what might happen. The two motherboards had not been powered on for years. The LC II motherboard may not have been powered on for a decade. In turn I put each motherboard in an LC case and attached the power supply. I applied power to the motherboard. I waited a few hours. The Mac booted up. That's it. -- ----- 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 vintage-macs@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
