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Offline zodraz

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« on: August 23, 2006, 01:23:17 PM »
Hey old timers!  wink.gif

I just received my new "new" 9600!

The packaging was excellent - bubble wrapped the CPU and then sent it in a large box packed with "peanuts".

However, when I opened up the door I found a loose part.

 Thinking.gif It's the same beige color as the computer; plastic; is about 2" square in size and looks like a capital "E". It has some notches and catches on the "forks". And it appears to be complete, not broken off.

Oh yes it's a 100% stock 9600/300 with CD, ZIP and floppy drives.

I'm going to move all my upgrades from my 8600 to it (700 Mhz G4, Radeon 7000 PCI, USB and Firewire PCI cards, UltraStar HDs etc.

Thanks!
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« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2006, 01:42:52 PM »
You don't say where you got it; if it came from retailer it might have absolutely nothing to do with your computer.  Most retailers reuse packing material.  The "E" suggests an "EMachine!"
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« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2006, 02:52:17 PM »
It looks like an "E" but it also looks like a pitchfork!


Ack! it must be a Windoze part!  laugh.gif  laugh.gif


I'm sure it's something from the Mac.

I need a an exploded view of all the bits!

Hey anybody have a microfish slide of the parts?

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« Reply #3 on: August 23, 2006, 09:28:18 PM »
Can you take a picture of it and post it here?

I can't think of anything of that size and shape that would live in or on a 9600.
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« Reply #4 on: August 23, 2006, 10:07:01 PM »
Gunug,
eMachine uses a lowercase "e"

so if it looks uppercase
can't be from eMachine...
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« Reply #5 on: August 23, 2006, 11:08:21 PM »
I'm using a 9600 but don't recall seeing anything that resembles your description.

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Do post a picture if you can.

BTW, you can run up to Tiger on that machine (but Panther is probably best) using XPostfacto.

http://forum.macsales.com/



Later: I have a repair manual for the 8600/9600 line and none of the exploded views show anything like that.
If you want a copy of the manual, PM me with an email address and I can send it to you. Stuffed it's 5.7MB.
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« Reply #6 on: August 24, 2006, 07:37:38 AM »
Wouldn't this be an adapter or spacer of some kind to fit some third-party hardware?   dntknw.gif

A close-up photo would definitely help.
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« Reply #7 on: August 24, 2006, 10:58:57 AM »
QUOTE(krissel @ Aug 23 2006, 11:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'm using a 9600 but don't recall seeing anything that resembles your description.

I retired a 9600 several years ago, but it seems to me I recall something called a"developers tool" (dont recall what it looked like tho) that was needed to be inserted someplace in the 9600.  I guess it was to access the os or something like that. Sound familar to anyone???

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« Reply #8 on: August 24, 2006, 11:06:59 AM »
It sounds like a part you'd use to "force" Tiger into the machine! flower-smilie.gif

I partially dismantle my Epson printer yesterday to correct a tiny finger wheel dohicky that was causing problems. Turned out to be clogged by dry ink. After putting everything back together, I have a small screw remaining...dntknw.gif It works, prints, doesnt' rattle, who cares!
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« Reply #9 on: August 24, 2006, 11:59:19 AM »
QUOTE(airbusdriver @ Aug 24 2006, 11:06 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It works, prints, doesnt' rattle, who cares!


Look  anything like a screw that may help hold the stabilizer on an Airbus??

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« Reply #10 on: August 24, 2006, 01:38:22 PM »
ABD - As long as you're the pilot on the Airbus and not the maniac mechanic I think everything will be okay!   smile.gif
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« Reply #11 on: August 24, 2006, 03:27:08 PM »
More "parts" stories:
I've just spent the last few hours trying to get our old washing machine to work again. It filled with water but that's as far as it went. Ah, probably the timer! Two screws removed and the front panel drops down revealing the timer and the backs of several push button selectors, and, of course, a rainbow of colored wires! No sweat! I notice that the timer has a small motor that comes off easily. jury rigged a power cord to provide power and it runs fine. Good news! Bad news, it's not that easily replaceable motor. Put it back on the timer panel and power the machine up. Still no timer movement. Manually moving the water level slider can cause the water to start stop. Good news, the diaphragm and switches must be OK.

Remove the motor again but leave it wired up to see if the shaft is moving. Unfortunately, the metal motor housing is touching two wires. The fireworks are not nearly as exciting as they would have been at night. Moved the motor to a safer location, but now the receptacle is dead. Can't find any circuit breakers tripped. Oh well, that can wait, there is a working receptacle within reach. Good news, the motor still runs, without smoking, too! :claphand:

Maybe the motor is being stopped because the machine thinks its on the water fill cycle. Turn the dial to the water fill setting. Bad news, now there is no water filling. wallbash.gif

Good news, we'll be away most of the weekend, so we won't be washing much anyway. More good news, we have enough clean clothes to make it past the weekend! Further good news, my wife will be gone for most of next week, so she won't need the washer at all! Bad news, I'll have to baby sit the idle machine while the 'professional' comes Monday to fix it.

I wonder if he'll ask about the indications of a short...the smell should be gone by then... Thinking.gif

Oh yeah, more good news, I didn't have any parts left over! flower-smilie.gif
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« Reply #12 on: August 24, 2006, 04:14:49 PM »
ABD - I had pictures in my head of your poor wife doing this:

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« Reply #13 on: August 24, 2006, 06:21:43 PM »
I don't know anything about 9600s but, on a 7200 there's a part that matches your description.
Its found on the upper right lip of the hinged metalwork which houses the drives and power unit.
It is loosely hinged so that it can flipover and act as a support for the housing when you're accessing the main board for the memory and PCI banks.
I'll see if I can find a drawing of it somewhere.
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« Reply #14 on: August 24, 2006, 08:26:05 PM »
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It works, prints, doesnt' rattle, who cares!

ABD i hope you weren't an airplane mecanic
and i hope if you were i didn't fly on any of your A300's
hah

yea i took apart and put together an IBM ThinkPad A21m a while back
and had a shotglass full of screws

now what is a young boy like me doing with a shotglass
uh... don't ask me
i promise it's not for 21 shots!
lol

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Good news, we'll be away most of the weekend, so we won't be washing much anyway. More good news, we have enough clean clothes to make it past the weekend! Further good news, my wife will be gone for most of next week, so she won't need the washer at all! Bad news, I'll have to baby sit the idle machine while the 'professional' comes Monday to fix it.

I wonder if he'll ask about the indications of a short...the smell should be gone by then...

Oh yeah, more good news, I didn't have any parts left over!


LOL HAHA
i always found senior citizens hysterically funny! biggrin.gif
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