macintosh LC III

Apple

Macintosh Performa 450

Intro: This Performa 450 came to me as a purchase from Germany along with two other Mac computers. When I turned it on, the fan and hard drive started up, and I heard the sound of the system booting up, but there was no image. The problem turned out to be trivial: replacing the capacitors on the motherboard and in the power supply solved the issue. In addition, the case underwent retrobrightning. REPAIR Issues: no image when powered on no system boot Done: full recap of the motherboard and PSU Cleaning and retrobrighting of the case Result: After replacing the capacitors on the motherboard and in the power supply, the computer works properly

Apple

Macintosh LCIII

Intro: This LCIII came to me as a purchase from Germany together with two other Macs. When the power was turned on, the fan and hard drive would start up, but unfortunately there were no other signs of life. The problem turned out to be the capacitors, which had started leaking, as can be seen in the photos. REPAIR Issues: no startup chime when powered on no system boot Done: full recap of the motherboard and PSU Cleaning and retrobrighting of the case Result: After replacing the capacitors on the motherboard and in the power supply, the computer works properly

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