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Can bad caps on Apple IIe card cause Mac to say card is not physically installed?
Posted by: Spaceduel on 2024-04-26 19:50:29
I clearly have a bad cap that’s leaking, but my 575 board is simply saying it’s not physically installed and then occasionally it works fine.

I’m going to replace the capacitors, however is that a symptom other people have experienced?

It doesn’t say it’s defective. It says it isn’t there at all.
Posted by: Byrd on 2024-04-26 20:37:29
Anything can happen with a bad cap (especially if a dead short) and check for damage elsewhere.
Posted by: Spaceduel on 2024-04-26 20:55:50
Anything can happen with a bad cap (especially if a dead short) and check for damage elsewhere.
Yeah, it ended up being the capacitors. I swapped them out real quick because I saw the one was leaking pretty bad. Works perfect now and reliably.
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