Re: Faulty Apple IIe

[gregw@venus.itns.co.za (Greg Wildman)]

On Wed, 02 May 2001 18:51:34 +1200, Jeff Thomas wrote:

If it is not loose chips in their sockets it is definitely faulty RAM. Press
Open Apple Closed Apple Control and Rest simultaneously and check what error
message you get. If the RAMs are faulty it will say RAM 8 9 10 11 12 13 etc. If
the RAMs are socketed you can replace them by levering them out and process of
elimination. If the RAMs are soldered in DO NOT try and unsolder with a solder
sucker!
Get someone with a desoldering station to remove them for you. I have seen too
many wrecked motherboards to recommend the first route.

> Hi,
>
> This is my first posting here.
>
> I have a faulty 'unenhanced' Apple IIe computer, dated 1982.
>
> For nineteen years, the computer has always worked until recently.
> Whenever, I
> power-up the computer there is no beep and 10 white evenly spaced
> vertical bars appear. What could be the problem? I did remove all the
> cards inside the computer and power supply is okay but still it will not
> go.
>
> I heard that an accelerator card could cause this problem, but I never
> had one installed.
>
> My motherboard is 'clean' and not dusty.
>
> I do have some 'dead' Apple IIe's for spare parts and would be grateful
> for any assistance in knowing which components to replace.
>
> My Apple IIe card configuration are:
>
> Slot 1: Grappler Plus Printer Card
> Slot 2: Apple Super Serial Card
> Slot 3: 64Kb / 80 Columns Expander Card
> Slot 4: Apple 3.5" Floppy Disk Drive Interface Card
> Slot 5: none
> Slot 6: Disk ][ Interface Card
>
> Thank you for your help.
>
> Regards,
> Jeff Thomas
> Apple ][ Forever!

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