On 02-Oct-2003 Ian Primus wrote:
>
> On Thursday, October 2, 2003, at 01:18 PM, liste_at_artware.qc.ca wrote:
>
>> I was driving into town when I spoted the aforementioned computer in
>> some
>> phule's garbage. I stopped and pulled it out. However, when I turn it
>> on, the screen comes up 4 grey scan lines, then alternating 8 black
>> scan
>> lines and 8 grey scan lines. A friend mentioned that this is normal
>> boot
>> config, that it should then proceed to the happy mac icon and so on.
>> He
>> asked if the ROM was still in it. I can't get the box open though : I
>> don't have the extra special long torx driver to get at the 2 top
>> screws.
>> And the hex extention bits I have don't fit into the hole.
>>
>> Anyone have a clue about how to revive this? I'd love to get netbsd
>> running on it.
>>
>> Or is it hopeless?
>>
>> -Philip
>>
>
> Should be repairable. Here is a site that has just about everything you
> ever wanted to know about the Macintosh SE/30.
> http://www.biwa.ne.jp/~shamada/fullmac/repairEng.html
http://www.biwa.ne.jp/~shamada/fullmac/repairEng.html#SimasiMac
Yes! This exactly describes my problem. Now to get the beast apart to
see if I can effect a repair.
> As for getting the computer open, I made my own tool. Here is what you
> will need:
Clever.
Thank you for the advice.
-Philip
Received on Fri Oct 03 2003 - 21:39:58 BST