Share your knowledge on these two classic MPCs
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By the average man Fri Aug 12, 2005 7:05 pm
Show me where I've gone wrong:



When I power up I get a blank screen and some of the button lights come on!!!! I'm worried I've damaged some of the chips somehow :shock: :oops:

The lead in the 3rd picture bottom right is to be left unconnected yeah?! Its too short to reach any connector anyway!!!

HELP!!! :x

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By elmacaco Fri Aug 12, 2005 7:26 pm
Looks like you got the SCSI board on wrong, too far back, IIRC mine seems to cover the os chips more. The little short cable is supposed to connect to the other connector on the scsi Board next to the brown wire one, but make sure you didn't mix those up either, the directions tell you which goes where. You may as well check that you're OS chips are in the right order too unless you didnt just install them.

Read this and follow the directions carefully.

http://www.rogerlinndesign.com/downloads/V310%2BSCSI_install.pdf

By 2wice Fri Aug 12, 2005 7:30 pm
Make sure the os chips are pushed in all the way also. If they don't get a good connection then you will get a black screen.
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By the average man Fri Aug 12, 2005 7:34 pm
Right I've adjusted chip 1 and as far a I can tell its in properly now, same symptoms though!!! The instructions are a bit crap if you ask me.....

I'll readjust the board hopefully that'll solve it :?

By elmacaco Fri Aug 12, 2005 7:38 pm
you're board is way too far back, the instructions are good, just follow them, look carefully at the pics, do you have the chips in the right order? Also, you shouldn't be powering up until you have the scsi board sorted, the little green wire needs to be right before anything will happen with the OS, I hope you didn't mess shyt up further by being imptient and powering up half finished.

By elmacaco Fri Aug 12, 2005 7:39 pm
Make sure the chip's notch is correct too.

By elmacaco Fri Aug 12, 2005 7:42 pm
did you not read about the 2 hexagonal spacers? you need to remove the screws on the lower part of the board and install them there then put the scsi board on them, thats why you're joint is too far back.

By elmacaco Fri Aug 12, 2005 7:44 pm
You can clearly see in the diagram that the scsi board top edge is below the first chip of the OS, man, people PLEASE BE PATIENT AND TAKE THINGS SLOW!!!!
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By the average man Fri Aug 12, 2005 7:47 pm
yes I'm just putting the board in the right place now...

BTW you're not allowed out tonight until i say so!! :D
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By the average man Fri Aug 12, 2005 7:53 pm
AAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWW YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH

THA FAAAAAT GANGSTAAAAAAAA
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Elm you can go out now!!! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

By elmacaco Fri Aug 12, 2005 7:53 pm
Shyt I'm leavin now!! maybe you'll take the time to read the instructions then? :lol:
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By the average man Fri Aug 12, 2005 7:55 pm
I'm not known for my patience, but I've done a few upgrades and that was the wackest ever.... Your going to tell now I have to take it all aprt to wack the RAM in I'm getting at the end of the month.... :twisted:
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By the average man Fri Aug 12, 2005 7:56 pm
actually while your at it show me on the photos where the RAM goes...












































so I can blame you :P