KMILES@CC.USU.EDU ("Kurt Miles, VAX Consultant") (07/07/89)
Posting-Version: USU; site USU Subject: Help!! Fried GS I have a buddy with a Apple gs. He apparently ran a static charge through the joystick port and now the gs thinks the Open Apple key is on all the time, even with the joystick unplugged. His friendly neighborhood Apple dealer offered to replace the motherboard for only $212.00, but I suspect that someone in netland can suggest what may be wrong, (ie what chip, maybe?) and suggest a cheaper fix than the Apple dealer. Any takers? Thanks a million. Kurt ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Kurt Miles | GreyMan ------> and the <----- DRAGON KMILES@USU (Bitnet) | ...... remember, sometimes the DRAGON wins! KMILES@CC.USU.EDU (Internet) | ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Doctoral Student in Instuctional Technology at Utah State University "Dissertation? DISSERTATION? AAARGH!!! My recruiter lied to me!!!!!" ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
jonah@amos.ling.ucsd.edu (Jonah Stich) (07/07/89)
In article <8907070214.AA26799@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> KMILES@CC.USU.EDU ("Kurt Miles, VAX Consultant") writes: >I have a buddy with a Apple gs. He apparently ran a static charge through >the joystick port and now the gs thinks the Open Apple key is on all the >time, even with the joystick unplugged. Are you sure thathis is what happened? I had the same apparent problem just lastweek, and it turned out that the ADB connector on the back of the computer wasn't making contact with the keyboard cable. All I had to do was wiggle the cable a the problem went away. Maybe you should try this... Jonah
ralphw@ius3.ius.cs.cmu.edu (Ralph Hyre) (07/15/89)
In article <8907070214.AA26799@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> KMILES@CC.USU.EDU ("Kurt Miles, VAX Consultant") writes: .... [about an apparently fried GS] >His friendly neighborhood Apple dealer offered to replace the >motherboard for only $212.00, but I suspect that someone in netland can >suggest what may be wrong, (ie what chip, maybe?) and suggest a cheaper >fix than the Apple dealer. If it's not the ADB thing suggested, then $212 sounds cheap for a motherboard replacement. To find the suspect chip(s) and replace it seems hard, since I believe all the components are soldered directly into the motherboard, or soldered and maybe glued in place in the case of the surface mount components. I wish I could get one outright for that price. - Ralph -- - Ralph W. Hyre, Jr. Internet: ralphw@{ius{3,2,1}.,}cs.cmu.edu Phone:(412) CMU-BUGS Amateur Packet Radio: N3FGW@W2XO, or c/o W3VC, CMU Radio Club, Pittsburgh, PA "You can do what you want with my computer, but leave me alone!8-)"