heat is actually the main issue with that setup, with the SE case being nearly hermetic, and the Mini's fan having to do all the job. Click to expand... I took another look at …

Some more thoughts about the airflow in a SE's case: I built my Macminitosh putting a Mac Mini inside a SE case. And heat is actually the main issue with that setup, with the SE ca…

I had one, nice machine. Heavy as all get out though. The power lead going to the drives stopped working, which basically made it useless unless I used another power supply. Gave i…

I though he said something cropped up and that wasn't offered any more. If I were you guys, I'd still give a shot and see if Apple will bother with it.

Got the G4 upgrade, runs great... It's alot snappier than with the G3.... and I recieved my Apple DVD-R and that works great... just wait ing for my ebay pci wireless card.. it …

Great point there Mac128 - the plastic dust cover on the later SuperDrives completely slipped my mind.

It might also be important to note that most floppy drives do heat up during operation (although probably more so 5.25" than 3.5" drives). Click to expand... I would say defini…

The ChipQuik is a bit of overkill for capacitors, but it will make them easier to remove using just one soldering pencil. However, using two pencils is faster, about as easy and …

Wow, really? Go, Aussie dollar! Time to consider US$ purchase again.

So without a fan I would be concerned about damaging components in the PSU due to excessive trapped heat....Apple included a fan with the SE to try and avoid any reoccurrence of th…

As of this morning, $99 in plastic money is $82.28 in paper money.

P.S.: please be so kind to share your results for the Q630 here.

Check with Mike Richardson on this board. I believe his outfit offers a capacitor replacement service and it might be more affordable than the Ebay company you found.

That's a nice looking job 4seasonphoto. Thank you for posting it. The ChipQuik is a bit of overkill for capacitors, but it will make them easier to remove using just one solderin…

$99 :O 8-o > :-/ Click to expand... How much is that in REAL money? jt [)] ]'>

The components in the SE's PSU are placed very close together, most of the capacitors touching. I would think this makes it more difficult for air to travel through the unit. Anoth…

I've got a lot of the RadiusWare diskettes and manuals, some for monitors as I was looking for all the docs I could find for the Radius FPD that I never got. But most info/software…

Well part of the problem is the enclosed PSU. So the extra airflow is really needed, IMO, to help cool the enclosed PSU. Click to expand... This is an interesting quandary. Fi…

I could be mistaken, but I'm pretty sure these are not available online. Although I don't actually need these manuals, it would be nice to look through them, and to keep them for a…

Well part of the problem is the enclosed PSU. Before the SE, the PSU was exposed on the analog board. But with the SE, Apple used a Sony PSU unit which has its own case and PCB, se…

It's also how you can use both sides of a single-sided disk. Double-sided disks for all other computers have two index holes. This is why when you get a disk which has IBM and Appl…

My G5 iMac has this same problem. It rarely shuts down by it self (But it has) but more often than not it wakes itself up from sleep. My CPU is running @ 146 F

thanks for the info guys - silenx it is then. saying all of that - i wonder how a duel floppy SE would fair without a fan - they had them too after all. anyway -thanks again

$99 :O 8-o > :-/

hello wacky - its been a while. anyway from that you mean just pull it out and stick another one in? seems simple enough - any provisions or traps i need be aware off? Click to…