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  1. mattbee

    Suitable boot floppy for SE/30

    Can anyone suggest a next step here? I've got an SE/30 which boots from hard drive to "Welcome to Macintosh". But the desktop doesn't come up. The prompt disappears (leaving the white box) and the pointer freezes. If I hold shift, sometimes it will confirm that extensions are disabled, and come...
  2. mattbee

    Performa 400 - 3 beeps

    Hello again - what does 3 slow beeps mean on startup? Before I changed the battery I was getting the chimes of death (the 8 note tune). After changing it I get 3 beeps separated by about 2s each, no chime. I've tried it with and without SIMMs in the slots - what would be the next thing to check?
  3. mattbee

    Battery bombed SE/30 prospects?

    I pulled this out of the attic, powered it up. It beeped three times but no power to the display. Opened it up and the board is very battery-bombed: Like attempting CPR on a supermarket chicken, I've given it a soapy wash and will use a bit of vinegar to get the corrosion off: Might the...
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