When capacitors start to fail, audio is often the first thing to go.

It does need termination someplace. If the internal drive isn't terminated, then it won't work. You can test this by terminating the SCSI buss with an external drive, or even an em…

Honestly, if all you want to do is play classic B&W Mac games, a Mac 512k, Plus, SE or even a Classic running System 6 will serve you well. You see, a lot of those very ea…

It was on a iici if that helps.

I wish there was a list somewhere. I mostly play RPGs, Puzzle, and Adventure games, I wonder if any of the better known ones (Bards Tale, Wizardry, Ultima III, Fools Errand, Gunsh…

I did get a Chime of death via Earphones. Click to expand... I was unable to. Even with head phones I never herd it.

I did get a Chime of death via Earphones.

Ok I just got the sad mac but no chimes of death. Click to expand... That's not unheard of. Click to expand... So it might not have it or is there a way to fix it so there …

Ok I just got the sad mac but no chimes of death. Click to expand... That's not unheard of.

Yes, quite a number of games that work on my Mac 512k (with 64k ROMs) will not work on the SE/30 under any OS. But some games that will work on the SE/30 under System 6 will not w…

Ok I just got the sad mac but no chimes of death. Are the chimes of death dead?

Ok. Lets just say I got the sad mac + chimes of death. Would the chimes of death play over the external speakers? Click to expand... Don't think I've ever tried it, but I don't…

Would the chimes of death play over the external speakers? Click to expand... Yes.

Ok. Lets just say I got the sad mac + chimes of death. Would the chimes of death play over the external speakers?

Not using the internal speakers, no. You could always use some powered speakers from the 3.5" audio out jack. JB

Is there ANY other way to get it to work than replacing the caps?

bad caps can cause audio problems, course so could a blown in a perfect way speaker

The datasheet says that the 88920 is for slower 20 - 25 MHz operating frequencies. And that the 88916 isn't suited for the slower speeds. Click to expand... Just curious - wh…

Ok so far no big losses. I guess I'll stick with my SE/30.

Magaroids will only work on a Mac 512KE and earlier. It won't even work on a Plus. I think that Arkanoid won't work on anything later than an SE (maybe a Classic).

Just as the opposite example. Missile Command is a game written in 1984 for the Mac 128k and System 1.0. It also runs on the latest Power Mac G3 system with OS 9.2.2.

I know for a fact Dinosaur Discovery Kit (from First Byte) doesn't work on SE/30s. This was explicitly stated in the third edition of the Macintosh Bible. (It supposedly only works…

Probably anything that didn't follow Apple's programming guidelines and made undocumented Toolbox calls and the like.

I checked the fit of all the socketed items and they're all as tight as they can be. The RAM looks brand new and is also in tightly. I guess it's the capacitors then. I have an …

Ditto Tom Lee's excellent advice. Moreover, it could be iffy fluid-filled capacitors as well. Heat does influence them.