Path: utzoo!censor!geac!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!snorkelwacker!bloom-beacon!eru!luth!sunic!sics.se!uplog.se!uplog.uplog.se!thomas From: thomas@uplog.se (Thomas Tornblom) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware Subject: Re: Mac 128 (or is it 512) Black screen, white line... Message-ID: Date: 6 Jul 90 14:33:08 GMT References: Sender: thomas@uplog.se (Thomas Tornblom) Distribution: comp Organization: TeleLOGIC Uppsala AB Lines: 33 In-Reply-To: spike@world.std.com's message of 4 Jul 90 01:42:52 GMT In article spike@world.std.com (Joe Ilacqua) writes: I have a Mac (I think it is 128k but it might be 512k (it is not a plus...)) which when turned on displays a black screen with a white line down the center. It never goes for the drive. If someone can tell me what is dead I can get parts and fix it. Email me and I will summarize. ->Spike (spike@world.std.com) -- "The World" - Public Access Unix - +1 617-739-9753 24hrs {3,12,24}00bps This seems to be one of the FAQ:s regarding classic macs. It is almost certainly some bad solder joints on the video/power supply board. Open up the mac and remove the plastic/paper protective sheet from the solder side of the board (it is the up-right standing board), locate the connector where the cabling from the mother pcb comes in and the fly-back x-former, re-solder the joints. Every classic mac I know that is more than a couple old has had its video die this way. This is something I think Apple should fix for free, it is clearly a design problem. Thomas -- Real life: Thomas Tornblom Email: thomas@uplog.se Snail mail: TeleLOGIC Uppsala AB Phone: +46 18 189406 Box 1218 Fax: +46 18 132039 S - 751 42 Uppsala, Sweden