How to disassemble a SE/30?

[Ruud]

Hallo,

I'm a newbie to this site. I recently received a SE/30 that didn't boot from harddisk and I just found out that the harddisk was brooken. Wat really was a problem was finding out how to replace it but I managed. Now I have to see if I can install an OS on it.

AFAIK it has only 4 MB of RAM on board. But I have lots of 1 MB modules laying around, even some 4 MB ones. But so far I haven't figured out yet how to remove the motherboard. Through Google I found this forum. Can anybody please tell me, or better, point me to a DOC or URL where it is explained?

This is my first Mac and I have nothing regarding this machine. So pointers to manuals, technical information, software, especially programming tools, etc. is very welcome as well!

Thank you very much in advance!

Some background: I started with Commodore but I have also a big interest for other vinatge computers. This SE/30 is my second Apple; I also own an Apple II plus.

Kind regards, Ruud Baltissen

www.Baltissen.org

 

[beachycove]

Have a look here.

 

[Ruud]

Hallo beachycove,

Thank you very much!

With kind regards, Ruud Baltissen

 

[phreakout]

First off, Ruud:

Welcome to the 68k Macintosh Liberation Army. We are happy to have you join us.

As beachycove has stated, follow the link and it will tell you how to get that SE/30 opened up, plus a lot more. Also, it has 8 RAM slots, capable of handling up to 128 MB RAM maximum. You will need to add the system extension called Mode32 in order to address more than 8MB RAM. If you prefer, you can even pick up a ROM SIMM card out of a Macintosh IIfx and force it to be "32-bit clean" that way, and not have to deal with the Mode32 extension. The RAM slots will handle 16MB simms and lower capacities as needed.

Explore all you can. If you have any questions, feel free to post it in the various designated areas of choice.

Cheers!

73s de Phreakout. :rambo:

 

[applefreak]

Mac SE/30 with a IIsi or IIfx ROM SIMM

SE/30 WITH IIsi or IIfx ROM

 

[beachycove]

Under A/UX as the OS, Mode 32 is unnecessary (A/UX somehow by-passes the SE/30's "dirty ROMS"), though an SE/30 is a tad slow for A/UX. Or it's slow when running version 3, at any rate; I have never tried versions 1 or 2. You do, however, actually need the extra RAM for running A/UX. 8 x 4MB chips would do the trick - and 32MB RAM is plenty.

I like the SE/30 running System 6 myself, under which the machine is nice and snappy and suitably minimalist, but it is quite something to have a full-fledged UNIX with a virtual System 7 environment running on one of the little things.