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Asante MacCon SE30 affecting video
Anyone know why my Asante Maccon SE30 ethernet card is causing this striping to appear on the boot screen? (there's also the occasional weak interference to the screen image too).
Jumpers on card set to default, SE30 boots fine without the ethernet card installed.
drawing too much power as the caps in the power supply need replaced?
Thanks.
Would it be simpler to just acquire a new AB and PowerSupply (See link http://www.ebay.com/itm/131656565992) or just a tested 'new' power supply (http://www.ebay.com/itm/141837733321). Replacing the caps (after labour + freight etc) probably about the same.
Would it be simpler to just acquire a new AB and PowerSupply (See link http://www.ebay.com/itm/131656565992) or just a tested 'new' power supply (http://www.ebay.com/itm/141837733321). Replacing the caps (after labour + freight etc) probably about the same.
I Should add, that thus issue came up despite this being after I had swapped out the Qantum 40SC HDD for a SCSI2SD board (which has gotta suck down a LOT less power than before).
Like Macdrone said, it's the caps in the analog board needs to be replaced. And if the Logic has not received a recapping, it will too.
Also, the Asante card needs recapping.
BTW - I got a permission denied error in viewing your pic.
The problem I see here is ebay - sellers will say that something is done to the thing they are selling, like a recap on the analog board and state that is it "Like New." It's not. Buyer Beware. If you get it, get it and keep your old board and recap that. When time comes when you boar fails, you have an immediate replacement.
Also, the Asante card needs recapping.
BTW - I got a permission denied error in viewing your pic.
The problem I see here is ebay - sellers will say that something is done to the thing they are selling, like a recap on the analog board and state that is it "Like New." It's not. Buyer Beware. If you get it, get it and keep your old board and recap that. When time comes when you boar fails, you have an immediate replacement.
Seems the original poster didn't link his attachment correctly. Here's a working thumbnail link to his full image for those needing a closer look:
I found that removing "sml_" from the file name of the jpg linked to in the first post, you can view the full sized image. (I'm guessing the "sml_" is the naming convention that this forum uses for auto generated thumbnails on image attachments)
It's not using the expand in the same window/tab feature that this forum has since this is just standard IMG BBCode. It will be up for the original poster to fix it in his original post.
I suppose I could download it and reupload it to my own file attachment space, but I'm too lazy for that right now.
As for the issue at hand. I would guess the hard-drive swap wouldn't have made a difference. Not sure how the older power supplies worked, but the motherboard is probably on it's own 5v/12v rail. So a defective part on that rail would mean changes to the devices plugged into the molex connector may not have as big in impact on your issue since the PDS slot and anything else to do with the motherboard is on a separate rail then the molex connector for your hard-drive.
Unlike PCs, these old Macs used floppy drives with power provided by the motherboard. (as far as I'm aware anyway, I don't recall seeing a separate power cable last time I opened up my SE)
So you could run it with the floppy unplugged to see if it has an impact on your issue.
Then again, the age of the machine and the PSU means everything is probably on a single rail. Then I guess the PDS card was just pulling more current then your old hard-drive was so the swap made no difference.
But if it does have a separate rail, then perhaps your SCSI2SD actually compounded the problem if you had it powered from termination power instead of using the molex connector to power it. But you didn't say, so that may be irrelevant anyways.
Either way, it definitely needs a recap.
I found that removing "sml_" from the file name of the jpg linked to in the first post, you can view the full sized image. (I'm guessing the "sml_" is the naming convention that this forum uses for auto generated thumbnails on image attachments)
It's not using the expand in the same window/tab feature that this forum has since this is just standard IMG BBCode. It will be up for the original poster to fix it in his original post.
I suppose I could download it and reupload it to my own file attachment space, but I'm too lazy for that right now.
As for the issue at hand. I would guess the hard-drive swap wouldn't have made a difference. Not sure how the older power supplies worked, but the motherboard is probably on it's own 5v/12v rail. So a defective part on that rail would mean changes to the devices plugged into the molex connector may not have as big in impact on your issue since the PDS slot and anything else to do with the motherboard is on a separate rail then the molex connector for your hard-drive.
Unlike PCs, these old Macs used floppy drives with power provided by the motherboard. (as far as I'm aware anyway, I don't recall seeing a separate power cable last time I opened up my SE)
So you could run it with the floppy unplugged to see if it has an impact on your issue.
Then again, the age of the machine and the PSU means everything is probably on a single rail. Then I guess the PDS card was just pulling more current then your old hard-drive was so the swap made no difference.
But if it does have a separate rail, then perhaps your SCSI2SD actually compounded the problem if you had it powered from termination power instead of using the molex connector to power it. But you didn't say, so that may be irrelevant anyways.
Either way, it definitely needs a recap.