Hey guys,
I've recently re-found a Macintosh Quadra 840AV that I had in storage, but had forgotten about until a recent clean-out by my father. It's generally in good condition, and has its original keyboard, mouse, and monitor. However, it won't boot!
The machine powers on okay, and there's the usual hard drive clicking sounds - however, after about 10 seconds, it makes a very sad "spinning down" whistling sound, and refuses to do anything further. Nothing shows on the screen at all during this time.
I have attached a video recording so you can see/hear what I'm up against, and I've repeated the boot sequence - such as it is - twice.
I've had a look over the main board, and it seems in fairly good nick - I can't see any signs of physical damage/bad capacitors. I will say now, that this happens with and without the battery attached.
Anybody have any ideas as to what ails it? I'd love to get involved in the world of 68k Macs, so I'm very eager to get this up and running again if at all possible!
Here's the link to the recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w32q7sPS29Y&feature=youtu.be
(the video was image-stabilising when I left it, so it may not be immediately accessible!)
Please post any thoughts here, rather than as comments on the video!
Many thanks in advance!!
N2M
I've recently re-found a Macintosh Quadra 840AV that I had in storage, but had forgotten about until a recent clean-out by my father. It's generally in good condition, and has its original keyboard, mouse, and monitor. However, it won't boot!
The machine powers on okay, and there's the usual hard drive clicking sounds - however, after about 10 seconds, it makes a very sad "spinning down" whistling sound, and refuses to do anything further. Nothing shows on the screen at all during this time.
I have attached a video recording so you can see/hear what I'm up against, and I've repeated the boot sequence - such as it is - twice.
I've had a look over the main board, and it seems in fairly good nick - I can't see any signs of physical damage/bad capacitors. I will say now, that this happens with and without the battery attached.
Anybody have any ideas as to what ails it? I'd love to get involved in the world of 68k Macs, so I'm very eager to get this up and running again if at all possible!
Here's the link to the recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w32q7sPS29Y&feature=youtu.be
(the video was image-stabilising when I left it, so it may not be immediately accessible!)
Please post any thoughts here, rather than as comments on the video!
Many thanks in advance!!
N2M