Re: Help please - IIgs Error 0911

[grover@emunix.emich.edu (Grover Thomas)]

In article <mark-191193103546@128.157.9.145> mark@trillian.jsc.nasa.gov (Mark Manning) writes:
>There could be other problems going on here.  Like a cracked solder
>tracing.

     Iiieeee!  Yes, and that happened to my old GS.  It was cheaper to buy
a used system than to have the board repaired/replaced.


>If a crack gets large enough, it can (when you first start up) cause
>problems.  To check this out, you would need a fairly good magnifying
>glass, a strong light, and about two hours.  While looking at the solder
>lines (you just start somewhere), take the light and move it around the
>computer.  Cracks will show up as dark hair lines across the solder
>tracks when the light hits it right.

     You'd also need X-ray vision to see the traces on the inside layers.
The GS motherboard is a multi-layered board.

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