Re: Help!! My IIe is crashing!!

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

NFreak writes ...
> 
> Whenever I turn on my IIe and monitor, it displays normal and inverse
> characters and all sorts of gibberish all over the screen.  But, amongst the
> gibberish, I can pick out the actual words that should be on the screen when
> it starts:
> Apple //e
> So, I think this must be a videocard problem or something because I can make
> out the words that are supposed to be there, along with the stuff that is
> not.
 ....

     If this just happened 'out of the blue', the odds are pretty good that
some socketted IC has pins which are not making good contact or, maybe, an
80-col card is not making good contact in its Slot.

     A better guess at the source of the problem would depend on whether your
IIe just has a messed up display-- i.e. you can still type something and
programs seem to respond-- or, your IIe has actually crashed and doesn't
respond at all.

     With everything turned OFF, remove the cover and dust out the interior.
Try scooching up and re-socketting each IC in a socket on the motherboard. Pull
your 80-col card and do the same with any IC's in sockets there. Also, clean
the 80-col card connectors with an alcohol wipe.

 

> Please email me at: browport@asde.net
 ....

     Okay; a copy will be emailed.


Rubywand