I think a better idea would be removing/unplugging the hard drive, all of the memory, any installed cards, etc. and just try to boot the Macintosh SE/30 with the bare motherboard a…

Thank you.

Yeah...I personally wouldn't run System 7.6 on an SE/30, but its important to some people, hence why the IIsi/IIfx ROM upgrade is so popular.

What sort of state is the Mac Portable battery in? The Mac Portable absolutely needs a good battery installed before the hard drive will spin up. This is because the AC Adaptor a…

...and can never run System 7.6. Click to expand... Forget 7.6, it can run AU/X. Also should be able to to 128Mb still with original ROMs.

porter: The reason why he put the IIsi ROM into the SE/30 is because the IIsi ROM is 32 bit clean, whereas the SE/30 ROM is not. Without a IIsi or IIfx ROM, an SE/30 requires MODE3…

My 6200 came to me with a dead PRAM battery, which I removed, and its never skipped a beat. I think the myth comes from the 6100, which shares a similar model number, and does suff…

The 7100 any day. Why? - Faster in stock form...although most 7100s were the 66 Mhz version, same as the 6100/66, there was also a version which used the 80 Mhz PowerPC 601, which…

Don't forget that the 6200 series will display nothing if a dead PRAM battery is installed, test it with a multimeter to make sure it is near 3.6 volts. Click to expand... Not …

I can't follow what you are saying, is the IIfx a red herring or an essential part of the story? Why put an IIsi ROM in an SE/30 in the first place?

no but you can see me in avatar on the right.

A couple of weeks ago a IIsi ROM SIM appeared on Ebay with buy it now and I promptly grabbed it for my SE/30. The SIM arrived in an anti-static bag and was nicely packed. After d…

I have a pair of 6100's (one has the DOS card) and a pair of 7100 (7100/66). If you do not need Nubus slots I say go with the 6100 with PDS video. For some reason I don't care for …

As long as you do not need much expansion you could put some of the RAM from the 7100 into the 6100 and use the 6100.(they both use the same 72pin in pairs of 2 right?) Alternativ…

turn it into a thin mac, just make a case and order a mini vga to norm cable and go to town!

When I got my first new PowerPC, it was a toss up between a 6100 or a 6200+ethernet, the prices were very similar. I choose badly and went for the 6200 and ever since wished I had…

Both are very loaded. Both are in a match to earn my favor. Its a death match between beige macs. 7100: 80mhz 601 & 512k Cache Maximum RAM 1gb HD OS 7.6 No CD ROM St…

I'm not sure if it would work, since its a PowerPC, but you may also want that version of the CFM-68k Runtime Enabler that caused data loss. (IIRC it was version 3.0) Click t…

They're "available" in the sense that they exist. The normal sources are parts scavenged from other units. There are three chips in toto -- two ROMs, and one "SWIM" chip. You ne…

Is that you, slomacuser? :lol:

That is quite possibly the coolest and most precarious setup I have ever seen. Just think, if you type a little too hard, or bump your head into the leaning tower of drives while b…

You didn't need the rework station, and you shouldn't need solder paste. Some irons, tweezers, good tin lead solder, and a desoldering braid are good enough for replacing surface m…

You should rescue this while you are at it! http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Apple-Macintosh-Performa-6200CD-PowerPC :beige:

Just wait until CaryMG gets back here and sees us all laughing at him. Click to expand... lol :b&w:

OK I just tested it with another LCD and it works fine. Its my Dad's LCD so I can't use it much. YAY!