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Post #1 by DragonKid
Source Forum68kMLA
Category68k
Post DateMon, 30 Jun 2008 - 23:31
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/mac-se-repairs.13782/
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I have decided to use my Mac SE as a recipe box in my kitchen (Before I receive any death threats: I mean I'm storing recipes on the computer, I have no intent of gutting a Mac and filling it with paper recipe cards), but it needs some repairs. The repairs I can do, but I don't know a good source to find parts for SEs.

I need a SCSI hard drive (I'd prefer to find something at least 80MB, although 40MB would be fine), as this machine's original MiniScribe 8425 has serious stiction (if I take the whole SE apart and turn the stepper that moves the heads, the drive will start up once or twice before sticking again).

I'd also like to install a SuperDrive in the mac. I already have the SuperDrive, a Sony I pulled from a dead LC III, but I need the ROMs or SE FDHD or SE 30 logic board.

Anyone know where I might be able to find these items reasonably priced? Also, if I just install the SuperDrive with the original SE logic board, will it at least read 800k disks?

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