-----Original Message-----
From: Zane H. Healy <healyzh_at_ix.netcom.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
Date: Saturday, 8 August 1998 12:17
Subject: Re: LISA: Ah nuts...
>>I opened up my Lisa with the bad video (weird horizontal sync problem)
>>and discovered that the batteries in the back have corroded and dripped
>>down the I/O board. Some of the contacts that go into the motherboard
>>have corroded and, without seeing a schematic, I'm wondering if this is
>
>
>Oh, bleep. Let me guess you've got a Lisa 2/5. They're infamous for this
>problem. I was able to get to mine just prior to the batteries really
>messing stuff up. This is most likely the cause of your problems, any
>chance of reparing the damage?
>
>>At any rate, I removed the offending batteries and will clean up the
>>board. Are the batteries necessary? If so, what for? If so, what is a
>>viable replacement for them?
>
>No, you can boot without them. IIRC it's a _slight_ annoyance not having
>them, but it does work. Besides the clock won't go past 1995 so who cares
>if that is wrong :^)
>
>>Also, I have a Profile harddisk that alledgedly goes with the unit.
>>Without documentation, I see no place that indicates a hard disk should
>>be connected there on the Lisa. But the Lisa has one parallel port and
>>an expansion board with two more parallel ports. Does it connect to one
>>of these? If so, what cable is appropriate? (No cable) And to what
>>should it be connected?
>
>I hope someone remembers this, it's goes in one of the parallel ports on
>the expansion card, it will ask you which one when you boot. The problem
>is, there is some sort of trick about the cable IIRC, the thing is, I don't
>remember what it is :^(
>
> Zane
>
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Just a standard PC parallel cable should do the job..
*Desie*
Received on Sun Aug 09 1998 - 02:43:15 BST