Thank you for your quick response I'm trying this as soon as I get home, crossing my fingers !!!
On May 19, 10:52 pm, Gregg Eshelman <g_ala...@yahoo.com> wrote: > --- On Thu, 5/19/11, grey1960envoy <bruceclark...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > The other question (as you can tell > > I'm not used to this ancient unit) > > where is the ROM? Sorry if I seem to be unsure but this is > > the first > > time I've ever seen the insides of one of these units > > They're the four large chips in a row next to the two SIMM sockets. Make sure > the ROM chips are in sockets before removing them. ;) > > You can pry them out using a small, flat blade screwdriver. Work a bit at a > time from each end until they come out. You can try getting them out about > half way then pressing them back in. That should refresh the contact of the > pins. > > The SIMM slots have a catch at each end you pull outward on until the SIMM > pops up a little. Then you can rotate the SIMM up more and remove it. > Sometimes just popping them loose then pushing them back will clean the > contacts. Taking them out and gently scrubbing the contact pads on both sides > with a pencil eraser is a good way to clean them. -- ----- 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/
