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8100 led wiring
Posted by: imactheknife on 2026-06-07 11:24:17 I only have an led from a 7600. The connector is the same but it doesn’t light up when 8100 is powered on. I have two 8100 boards and same thing. Anyone with a wiring diagram for the connector?
Posted by: Phipli on 2026-06-07 11:30:14 I only have an led from a 7600. The connector is the same but it doesn’t light up when 8100 is powered on. I have two 8100 boards and same thing. Anyone with a wiring diagram for the connector? That's the connector on the board. Pin 1 should be marked (or have a square pad). You want the side of the LED with a slight flat on it at the lead end to be going to pin 5
Posted by: imactheknife on 2026-06-07 15:34:20 View attachment 99845 That's the connector on the board. Pin 1 should be marked (or have a square pad). You want the side of the LED with a slight flat on it at the lead end to be going to pin 5 Ok, well it started working when i Put the case on. So guess thats a thing with these old macs?
Posted by: croissantking on 2026-06-07 16:45:18 Is it possibly that the connector is a bit corroded and works intermittently? This happened on my 840AV until I cleaned it up. Not aware of a contact closure on the case itself.
Posted by: imactheknife on 2026-06-07 17:02:58 Is it possibly that the connector is a bit corroded and works intermittently? This happened on my 840AV until I cleaned it up. Not aware of a contact closure on the case itself. Hmmm, well not taking the cover off to check lol.. these covers are awful. I now have the 8100 ,8500, 840av, q800 and the 9500…love the look, but the cases are nasty to open. Especially with brittle plastics.
Posted by: croissantking on 2026-06-07 17:04:28 Just need to get the 8200 now and the collection will be complete 😂
Posted by: imactheknife on 2026-06-07 17:29:42 Just need to get the 8200 now and the collection will be complete 😂 Yeah isn’t that a unicorn model? Harder to find?? Running out of room, but i do surprise myself when i am able to finagle another mac in lol
Posted by: Phipli on 2026-06-07 23:38:03 Yeah isn’t that a unicorn model? Harder to find?? Running out of room, but i do surprise myself when i am able to finagle another mac in lol Just region locked. They weren't sold in most of the world. The US gets the Q605, Europe gets the 8200.
Posted by: Phipli on 2026-06-07 23:42:42 So guess thats a thing with these old macs? It isn't, must be just a bad connection like @croissantking said.
Posted by: testdriver on 2026-06-18 10:27:24 the cases are near impossible to disassemble without breaking plastic, it was the worst era of plastics. i would have no problem if there would be replacement clear cases for 8100s
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