Re: New Lisa Stuff

I made sure that all peripherals were disconnected before testing, just to be safe. I've been cleaning the motherboard with a water and vinegar mixture on q-tips, bit by bit.

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On Jan 4, 2014, at 3:24 PM, James MacPhail <gg__at_email.domain.hidden> wrote:

>
> Careful! The motherboards have different pinouts for the floppy drive cables. If you have a floppy (or widget) drive connected and the drive cables don't match the motherboard, the drives can be damaged. Make sure there is nothing connected to the two drive-cage ribbon cables before you do this kind of test.
>
> A corroded motherboard can be cleaned and damaged traces repaired, but of course some time and effort are required.
>
> Perhaps someone else has some experience with the repetitive clicking symptom?
>

>> I just tested my other Lisa's (the broken/corroded
>> 2/5)  motherboard, which I have cleaned thoroughly, in the working
>> 2/10. The computer does not respond to the power button being
>> pushed; is there any specific problem that this motherboard could
>> have, or is the whole thing just too far gone to be repaired?

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