SE/30 Common Fixable problems — #7
No. If you use a non-Apple hard drive, then you need to use a non-Apple utility to format the hard drive. Or the hacked Apple utility. So, Apple hard drive: use the Apple ut…
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4x Quadra 9xx — #11
Damn those are nice. It´s quite hard to find those 9xx machines over here in .eu if you don´t want to pay a truckload of €€€.40€ for those four boxes... that´s what I paid for my s…
SE/30 Common Fixable problems — #6
So you CAN use a modern IDE drive with a SCSI adapter BUT you must have an Apple hard drive regardless otherwise it will not work, correct?
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No. If you use …
MDD G4... one dumb question — #7
the 1.42x2MDD I briefly had was very very snappy. Even my 1X2G4 QS was a very snappy machine. In all fairness I was using an 800mhz ibook g3 as my other osx machine at the time, bu…
SE/30 Common Fixable problems — #5
So you CAN use a modern IDE drive with a SCSI adapter BUT you must have an Apple hard drive regardless otherwise it will not work, correct?
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you just need har…
MDD G4... one dumb question — #6
So, I picked up the machine yesterday afternoon. The complete inventory of stuff in it was as follows:
2x 1.25Ghz CPU
2 GB RAM
Airport
250 GB HD
1x Radeon 9000 Pro AGP with DV…
Mac 630CD needs zip drive — #8
It says SCSI on the back
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In writing? Maybe, maybe not. It will definitely have the SCSI symbol:
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SE/30 Common Fixable problems — #4
So you CAN use a modern IDE drive with a SCSI adapter BUT you must have an Apple hard drive regardless otherwise it will not work, correct?
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you just need har…
4x Quadra 9xx — #10
Damn those are nice. It´s quite hard to find those 9xx machines over here in .eu if you don´t want to pay a truckload of €€€.
40€ for those four boxes... that´s what I paid for my…
SE/30 Common Fixable problems — #3
Hello Trag,
The most common failure we're currently reading about in the forums for the SE/30 is leaking electrolytic capacitors on the logic board causing what is termed si…
MDD G4... one dumb question — #5
the MDD has absolutely no problems at all running large IDE hard drives; In fact, I believe that the MDD came in a server configuration with a set of large hard disks in it at some…
4x Quadra 9xx — #9
- @Bunsen: these Quadras were used in some graphic studio ... I paid for each 10 EUR ... - @ppuskari; ah, thanks for that, I worried what takes them so long to boot
- @Unknown_…
4x Quadra 9xx — #8
Holy hell...not one, not two, but FOUR 900 series Quadras! Great score...10 euros a pop, not bad, especially with the bits they have.
As for the WGS 95, I'd say someone's cherry p…
4x Quadra 9xx — #7
- @Bunsen: these Quadras were used in some graphic studio ... I paid for each 10 EUR ...
- @ppuskari; ah, thanks for that, I worried what takes them so long to boot
- @Unknown…
Mac 630CD needs zip drive — #7
Try asking in the Trading Post here, someone may have one that they'll sell you.
As for System 7.6.1 supporting the Zip drive, yes it will, so long as you have the Iomega Driver p…
Mac 630CD needs zip drive — #6
Hey, wonderful!!!
Thanks to all who answered my questions about how to identify a SCSI zip drive!!
Now I get it!! It says SCSI on the back and has 2 small switches!!!!
O.K. now …
Mac 630CD needs zip drive — #5
As I said in my first post, "Are zip drives made as scuzzy, parallel, or one for all or is the difference in the cable hook up?" How does one know it is a scuzzy drive if you don'…
Mac 630CD needs zip drive — #4
As I said in my first post, "Are zip drives made as scuzzy, parallel, or one for all or is the difference in the cable hook up?"
How does one know it is a scuzzy drive if you don…
New Retro Computing Magazine!! — #4
effort! sweat! blood! tears!!
but response so far suggests an issue two would go down well.
baby steps....
Offering of my services to the 68kmla community — #20
Not sure if I mentioned, but I'm willing to give any logic board a shot, not just SE/30s. If you have IIfx or different with caps needing replacing, I'll give it my best. PM me a…
Disconnecting CRT from powerboard — #19
that's counter intuitive but makes since |)
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Me too, you would think if something might break, the last thing you would want to do is put and leave any kin…
MDD G4... one dumb question — #4
OS 9 can work with large drives up to 2TB if you find a copy of MacOS ROM version 9.5 or later. The ROM file that came on the MDD's CD or an iMac/iBook G4 or other late version of …
Disconnecting CRT from powerboard — #18
That attaching band is built in as part of the CRT isn't it? I would think any replacement you get will have one included.
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Yep. Proper replacements come wit…
Conquest: Blue G3 — #15
A B&W is a new world ROM Mac so it doesn't have the 8GB limit, but it does have a 128GB limit to a HD on the internal controller. A rev 1 ATA controller chip will be flaky …
Disconnecting CRT from powerboard — #17
The metal band around the CRT is more than a means to secure the four corner mounting lugs. It is an implosion resisting band applied and tensioned by the CRT manufacturer to many …