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no video mac 9500/132
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Name: macuser9
Date: May 17, 2002 at 18:40:58 Pacific
Subject: no video mac 9500/132
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Comment: I have a mac 9500/132 but no video. Had a similar problem 5 months ago and the repairman told me it was either the logic board or the processor card. They replaced the processor card (to the tune of $325) and the machine was working fine. Now I'm having the same problem. I replaced the PRAM battery and that seemed to fix the problem for a week. But today, no video again. I reseated the video card and replaced the battery again but still no video. Help!
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Response Number 1
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Name: the pickle
Date: May 17, 2002 at 23:12:43 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Try zapping the PRAM; if that doesn't work, I suspect your logic board. And get a new Apple technician. $325 for a $5 eBay part is ludicrous. p
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Response Number 4
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Name: macuser9
Date: May 18, 2002 at 18:11:08 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)OK, I held down the 4 keys upon startup. The video didn't magically turn on so I shut the computer off. Waited a couple of minutes and started up the computer again ... still no video.
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Response Number 5
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Name: fieraci
Date: May 19, 2002 at 11:03:57 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)The whole 8500/9500 line is sort of
fragile when it comes to opening the case
and doing any m/b things. The process of
getting the case open, getting the m/b out,
and putting the whole mess back
together definitely caused a lot of
problems ONTOP of whatever you were
looking to FIX due to the way the m/b was
sandwiched in there. It pretty much held
the sandwich together if you ask me, and
m/b's are not generally used as structural
members. M/B problem may be your
dilemma. I had mine replaced TWICE
(8500/120 under warranty!). The next
generation (8600+) was the dawn of that
great new design, and the G3's &
G4's.....well we can't say enough about
that leap forward.
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Response Number 8
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Name: the pickle
Date: May 21, 2002 at 22:06:06 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)No chiming is a bad sign. Take out the PRAM battery. Leave the machine unplugged with the battery removed for 30 minutes. Reassemble and see if that helped. p
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Response Number 9
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Name: macuser9
Date: May 22, 2002 at 18:53:20 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)OK, followed your instructions but still no chimes. I'm pretty frustrated. I live on an island in the South Pacific and don't have a lot of options when it comes to Mac techs. I'm also unemployed right now. Should I try to get a logic board on eBay and install it myself?
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Response Number 10
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Name: the pickle
Date: May 22, 2002 at 22:05:24 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Isn't too difficult. If nothing else, you can learn along the way. Practise with the currently nonfunctional board first so you have the procedure down pat when the new board arrives :) p
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Response Number 11
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Name: macuser9
Date: May 27, 2002 at 11:42:13 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)OK, I found a motherboard on eBay. Sounds sketchy though. Here's the description: I have for one Apple 9500/132 Power Mac Motherboard. Board is completely bare, no processor, no cache, no Ram. Board only contains good battery. Board has been tested & works fine when populated. $4.95 + s/h. What do you think?
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Response Number 13
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Name: macuser9
Date: June 9, 2002 at 18:45:38 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Well, I've been outbid on eBay three times for a 9500 motherboard. The winning prices have varied but over $40. Didn't know these things were so popular. I'll keep trying.
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