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Article #21220Re: Screen shows only one vertical line
From: Bill Petro - Program Management ...
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1987 23:47
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1987 23:47
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In article <4198@ihlpg.ATT.COM> jcrc@ihlpg.ATT.COM (Harton) writes:
>My Mac 512e (started as an 128k in 1984), displays the following symptom:
>When switched on, the screen displays only one vertical line, in de middle
>of the screen. Everything works, just no screen image. Sometimes, the problem
>seems to disappear after a while (after heating up?). I would like to know
>what to do about it (besides replacing the analog board).
>Does anybody have any suggestions?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Jaap Bood
>ihnp4!ihlpg!hvlpb!jbood
One problem common to upgrades is that the programmer switch does not fit
correctly with the new internal boards. What you might do is loosen the
switch (it's removable) a bit by pulling it away from the machine. That
may explain the thermal expansion.
Bill "Worked for me" Petro
{cbosgd,decwrl,hplabs,seismo,ucbvax}!sun!warp!rock Bill Petro
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!sundc!pitstop!sun!warp!rock From: rock%warp@Sun.COM (Bill Petro - Program Management Office) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Screen shows only one vertical line Message-ID: <32955@sun.uucp> Date: Wed, 4-Nov-87 18:47:00 EST Article-I.D.: sun.32955 Posted: Wed Nov 4 18:47:00 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 7-Nov-87 16:00:14 EST References: <4198@ihlpg.ATT.COM> Sender: news@sun.uucp Reply-To: rock@sun.UUCP (Bill Petro - Program Management Office) Organization: Sun Microsystems, Mountain View Lines: 21 Keywords: hardware screen