[DuoList] Re: Where to look for a G3 upgrade for 2400?

[Chuck Kenney]

Reviving an old thread, but I started it, so I think it's fair.  ;)

I finally got in the mood to tear my 2400c back apart with ALL of my  
spare parts here.  BOTH newer G3 240 cards work if I use a PowerBook  
G3's yoyo power adapter.  Neither one works with the 2400's stock  
adapter.  So, the little guys just want more juice.  Yay!

Bad news though.  I left the powerbook plugged in while I was  
connecting the display to test the processor (wanted to make sure it  
finished booting, as I have a quiet drive).  I connected the left  
cable from the display, and accidently shorted the power pins,  
booting the machine.  Turned it off, connected the 2nd plug, booted,  
red tinted video (booo).  I have another display, so I swapped to  
make sure I didn't just tear the cable, same thing.  Visual  
inspection of the plugs shows nothing in the way and no screwed up  
wires.

Zapped nvram and pram - no luck
Connected external VGA display - looks fine, LCD is turned off, of  
course.

Anyone run into this before?  I'm going to check fuses and such  
tomorrow, and if all else fails, I DO have another logic board I can  
put in there, just not in the mood to do it tonight.

Plus, my G3s work.  Minus, I cooked something else.  Of all the  
stupid luck...

On another note, what do any Newer G3 upgrade users recommend to keep  
an eye on temps, and what are good/bad temps for it?
-- 
Chuck Kenney

FreeFall Software
http://www.freefallsoftware.com

On Mar 17, 2005, at 8:17 PM, Tom and Lisa P wrote:


>> I emailed the list about it a month or so ago, and you gave me some
>> suggestions.  Most of my spare parts, as well as my extra power  
>> adapters,
>> are halfway across the country, and I won't have access to it all  
>> until
>> August.
>>
>> Basically, I have two 240Mhz G3s, both GLOD in my powerbook, but  
>> the factory
>> processor works fine.  I have an extra motherboard, power board,  
>> and A/C
>> adapter to work with, but not here.
>>
>>
>
> Until you get your parts, its hard to tell.  Even if you cant get  
> the CPUs going, it might be one of the SMT parts on the CPU.  If I  
> recall correctly, you already inspected the boards for obvious flaws ?
>
> thanks,
>
> Mad Dog
>
>