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Another LC Restore, LC630
Posted by: dJOS on 2016-11-07 17:45:06 So I got nice condition LC630 recently, it had no HDD and only the on-board 4 MB Ram .... but, it had the full fat 040 instead of the LC040! 😀 I originally got it up and running with a laptop IBM 1 GB HDD but have since found a compatible 1GB CF card which flies along nicely! I dropped in a 32 MB Ram SIMM. Due to the 040 getting a touch warm for my liking, I've now used thermal glue to install a nice passive heat-sink to keep it cool - I'll prolly overclock it to 40 Mhz now! 😀 Oh and I tossed in my PDS Farralon network Card and got it "working" on the Net for fun with MacOS 8.1. 😀
Posted by: EvieSigma on 2016-11-07 19:19:11 I'm super jealous. My Performa 630CD has 36MB of RAM but only a lowly LC040.
Posted by: dJOS on 2016-11-07 20:32:45 I'm super jealous. My Performa 630CD has 36MB of RAM but only a lowly LC040. You could always find one on Fleabay, they just drop right in. Btw, It's been so long since I've used MacOS 8.x that I cant recall if "about this Mac" identifies the model like 7.x does? Mine doesnt appear to.
Posted by: MJ313 on 2016-11-08 07:24:45 That's a Quadra 630 in sheep's clothing. Rip that LC 630 name badge off of there and accept the kind of happiness that only a Quadra can give.
Posted by: dJOS on 2016-11-08 11:46:04 That's a Quadra 630 in sheep's clothing. Rip that LC 630 name badge off of there and accept the kind of happiness that only a Quadra can give. Lol, if only someone made Quadra badges!
Posted by: MJ313 on 2016-11-08 12:00:41 They existed... http://www001.upp.so-net.ne.jp/zen1/ppc/pc/quadra630up.JPG Now, just hunt down schmoburger or some other aussie with a massive pile of spindler parts and see if you can grab one!
Posted by: Macdrone on 2016-11-08 15:46:06 also the motherboard can be overclocked to 40 nhz without issue by moving a couple of resistors.
Posted by: Carboy7 on 2016-11-08 16:49:07 Nice find! But my question is... How did the '040 get there? Logic Board swap? (Also, I like the VIC-20/C64 in the background of the first pic! 😛 ) That's a Quadra 630 in sheep's clothing. Rip that LC 630 name badge off of there and accept the kind of happiness that only a Quadra can give. Correction: A Quadra 630CD. The regular 630 didn't have a HDD..
Posted by: dJOS on 2016-11-08 17:15:41 also the motherboard can be overclocked to 40 nhz without issue by moving a couple of resistors. Cheers, I have the instructions already.
Posted by: dJOS on 2016-11-08 17:17:55 Nice find! But my question is... How did the '040 get there? Logic Board swap? (Also, I like the VIC-20/C64 in the background of the first pic! 😛 ) Correction: A Quadra 630CD. The regular 630 didn't have a HDD.. They are socketed so very easy to replace and the pin out it identical for the LC and RC socketed variants. Cheers, next to my Mac's is a c64 and 1541 floppy drive above it.
Posted by: CC_333 on 2016-11-08 19:04:52 Correction: A Quadra 630CD. The regular 630 didn't have a HDD.. Wait a minute! All 63x machines had a hard drive as standard equipment (I believe). Those with the CD designation had internal CD-ROM drives (which were optional extras on non CD machines I think). c
Posted by: dJOS on 2016-11-08 19:12:30 Wait a minute! All 63x machines had a hard drive as standard equipment (I believe). Those with the CD designation had internal CD-ROM drives (which were optional extras on non CD machines I think). c Yeah I'm guessing that was a typo.
Posted by: Carboy7 on 2016-11-09 16:04:44 Yep. Oops! 😛 I did mean CD drive...
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