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| IIe Scrambled Video? |
Posted by: mboconnell on 2008-04-06 19:39:49
I pulled out my IIe that I haven't touched in years and found the video to be scrambled when I turned it on.
When you boot without an OS (no floppy drive) it should say Apple //e but in its place are some scattered pixels at the top of the screen. I've tried this with the IIe monitor and a TV.
I've also discovered that that the IIe monitor has an excellent picture when plugged into an HD tuner.
Is this fixable or should I hack it into something else?
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Posted by: david__schmidt on 2008-04-06 22:06:04
Well, the usual no-cost fix is to unseat and re-seat everything you can. Does that change anything?
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Posted by: mboconnell on 2008-04-07 09:13:03
I will borrow a chip extractor from work and give that a try. Should I do it for all the chips or just the Video BIOS?
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Posted by: david__schmidt on 2008-04-07 09:58:11
All the chips, and all the cards too. Would probably do to test with no cards installed, by the way.
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Posted by: mboconnell on 2008-04-07 11:15:15
Ok, no problem, I only have the disk controller and a printer interface card. I did pull the cards out for my initial test with no change in result. I'll pull the chips this coming weekend.
Thanks for your suggestions
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Posted by: mboconnell on 2008-04-08 06:33:22
I fixed it!
I pulled the Apple III technical repair manuver: drop it on the desk. Now it works good as new!
eBay, here it comes.
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Posted by: david__schmidt on 2008-04-08 06:44:55
I fixed it!I pulled the Apple III technical repair manuver: drop it on the desk. Now it works good as new!
eBay, here it comes. Good heavens, that's funny. I laughed out loud. Be sure to put that in the description... "recently refurbished, Apple /// style." Only the truly geeky will get it.
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Posted by: mboconnell on 2008-04-11 07:09:02
Funny! I'll do that.
I am thinking about pulling one of those "screen images simulated" deals when I post it. I'll hook the monitor to the video output on my PC and display something completely impossible for the IIe. Somebody 'll get a kick out of it.
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Posted by: iMac600 on 2008-04-11 08:00:02
I'd say a drop on the desk- oxidized or unseated chips. Simplest fix in the world, if it starts doing it again, pull the chips and put them back in again. Done deal.
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