MacPerforma475

From Hackbox

Condition

On poweron, you hear the chime, the HD starts spinning then stops. Sometimes the screen remains blank, sometimes you get the checkerboard and the mac symbol asking for a boot disk. When inserting a boot disk (system 7.0.1) it complains that this version is too old for this computer. I don't have any newer versions to test with. (update: I obtained the original rescue diskettes)

The keyboard/mouse is missing.

The case is still remarkably white (not yellow).

The monitor was very dirty, mostly cleaned now.

The inside is clean an I see no defects, even the battery appears to be in perfect condition.

To Do

  • Troubleshoot the HD issue. Could this be a problem with the power supply ?
  • Try booting from the original system rescue diskettes.