[Cube] Cube DC-VRAM-Board or what else?

[Gilbert Pineau]

Hi Stephan

I once had a Cube with a similar problem and finally realized after  
investigating everything - inboard cardsand softwares -  that the  
multipins connector was at fault. Normal wear apparently??

I hope this is not your situation because even though I tried to get  
the proper replacement part -local, national, continental and even  
europe search- , I got nowhere - after alll our Cube units, as good  
as they are, are now labelled as a vintage unit???- so finally I had  
to buy myself another Cube, believe it or not.

Now the good side: a few months later, a friend of mine who is a  
certified electronician dealing with hardware fixes and cures has  
been able to restaure the old unit connection and it finally worked -  
with a special home-made connector -, so my daughter today uses this  
unit... with a VGA CRT screen wth no more problem. The extra piece  
added wwas unstable when using the beautiful Apple CLD screen which  
is collecting dust in my basement...what a pity!

After everything failed, sometimes the obvious remains to be looked  
after...

Gilbert


Le 07-08-11 à 03:34, Stefan a écrit :

> Hi friends,
>
>
> my second cube makes problems...
>
> Hope you can give me a hand.
>
> Some days ago the family watched a DVD and finally the cube shut  
> off and wasn't to restart.
> I tried everything.
>
> Finally I could restart it. (First it restarted even with the  
> Formac ADC...)
> But again it shut down.
>
> What I've tested:
> Other HD (the original 20 GB)
> Other ATi (another original like the one in the cube ATi Rage 128)
> Other monitor (VGA-CRT)
>
> And I could find out:
>
> - With my Formac Gallery ADC 17" TFT the cube won't start up.
> - with a VGA-CRT at the VGA it starts and runs without problems.
> - it starts without any problems without any monitor.
> - when the ADC-TFT is plugged in with the cube running it shuts down.
> - the Formac is dead all the time (no light, no reaction at all)
> - That happens with the intact second graphic card too.
>
> (My first idea was an overheated graphic card)
>
>
> QUESTION:
> Is it the DC/Board or has anyone another idea?
>
>
> By the time: it is the original cube, but has a large HD, max. RAM,  
> that's all.
>
>
> Thanks for your answers in advance
> Stefan
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