Re: Problem (of sorts) with //c

[Stephen Shaw <xstephenx@apple2.org.za>]

On Sat, 29 Sep 2001 15:06:51 -0700 (PDT), sirarlias@webtv.net wrote:

> Hello all.
>
> Last night I fired up my //c and a strange thing happened: instead of
> booting there was a clicking sound from the internal power supply and
> the power and disk drive lights blinked (all of them--internal 5.25, two
> UniDisk 3.5s, and external //c 5.25). First I disconnected
> everything--same problem. Then I thought that perhaps the PS went bad,
> so first I tried another brick--no change--then opened up the //c and
> replaced the internal module--no change.
>
> After returning the original PS suddenly everything was fine. I put the
> //c back together, and again the same problem. So again I took it apart,
> thinking that maybe there was a short somewhere. But I couldn't see
> anything untold.
>
> Then, again, I powered it up and everything was fine. I put it back
> together and it has been fine since.
>
> Does anyone have an idea what could have caused this? I'm not satisfied
> with the problem "solving" itself since it could just as easily happen
> again. The //c has an 8MHz Zip Chip and a 1MB Apple memory card
> installed. The Zip Chip was installed a few weeks ago if that might have
> anything to do with it.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> -+-+-+-
>
> Rob McAllister

Sounds to me like you have an intermittent chip socket. Try pressing all the
socketed chips gently back down again.


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