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    SE/30 parts of screen becoming black. Out of memory symptoms?

    Thanks! I am a bit hesitant about recapping a board myself. I have watched a few videos and the steps seem straightforward, but execution may be more tricky. I have soldered before (a long time ago), but I'd definitely need to practice on some other no-longer-used electronics first. Cleaning I...
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    SE/30 parts of screen becoming black. Out of memory symptoms?

    Thanks for the review and advice. Yes, recapping is my intention but so far I’m not sure who to ask for that. I found some websites in Ireland and Switzerland, but no idea of the quality of the service. Recommendations are welcome. Also, will IPA remove the corrosion?
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    SE/30 parts of screen becoming black. Out of memory symptoms?

    Photo attached is of the whole board. Can take some close-ups next time I open it up again, but you can see it a little bit in here too. Would cleaning with isopropylalcohol remove this kind of corrosion? Not recapped yet, but would like to get that done. Any recommendations for that in/near...
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    SE/30 infinite boot loop or rattling floppy drive(?)

    Thanks! That would at least explain why I wasn't able to consistently make it (not) spin up when moving them.
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    SE/30 HDD and SD drive

    I believe SCSI allows daisy-chaining drives, which should(?) allow adding an internal SCSI SD drive linked to the existing original HDD in my SE/30. Would that physically fit though? It would be nice to place it at the opening in the back of the machine in that case, so that the SD card can...
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    SE/30 infinite boot loop or rattling floppy drive(?)

    Thanks! So not something that would prevent the HDD from spinning up?
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    SE/30 infinite boot loop or rattling floppy drive(?)

    Does anyone know what these black things are for? (The disk is still working :))
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    SE/30 parts of screen becoming black. Out of memory symptoms?

    There is some green oxidation(?) at some of the pins that run from the chips into the board. Is that the corrosion you are thinking of?
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    SE/30 parts of screen becoming black. Out of memory symptoms?

    A silly question perhaps, but what are the symptoms for an SE/30 running out of its memory? I have an SE/30 with 4MB RAM and virtual memory is turned on. I would expect that the machine will become slow when memory is full. However, are there other typical signs? For example, when playing some...
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    SE/30 infinite boot loop or rattling floppy drive(?)

    Today I decided to open up the hard drive (a Quantum Pro 40MB). Until now, sometimes it would spin up, and a few times it was recognized as a SCSI drive, but in those cases disk test failed due to not being able to write to it. The machine wouldn’t boot from the drive either. Often the drive...
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    SE/30 infinite boot loop or rattling floppy drive(?)

    I read a bit about the various options and understand there are varied opinions about which to choose. I see that some (the newer ones?) are even using a Raspberry Pi. Are there any obvious pros/cons between these various options?
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    SE/30 infinite boot loop or rattling floppy drive(?)

    Sure, please go ahead :)
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    SE/30 infinite boot loop or rattling floppy drive(?)

    Some soldering experience, but no equipment for it at home and not sure if I’d trust my skills for this kind of job. Good that it’s most likely only a retaining clip. I’ll be extra careful then. I tried this and it actually started spinning a few times (but not each time). When spinning, the...
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    SE/30 infinite boot loop or rattling floppy drive(?)

    Today I bought the right Torx screw driver to open the machine, replaced the battery and took out and cleaned the floppy drive. Some good news and some bad news: The rattling noise indeed came from the floppy drive, and specifically from the moving of the head (see attached video). First I...
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    SE/30 infinite boot loop or rattling floppy drive(?)

    Thanks for the response! Sounds like opening it up to inspect, change battery and clean the floppy drive should be my next task then.
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