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How to evaluate SE/30 Motherboard
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JDW
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Define "frankenstein."
Show me some hi-rez pics of the top side of each of your SE/30 logic boards and I will give you my honest opinion about which is "the best of the batch." (To do this, I recommend NOT using a flash, and be sure to mount your camera on a tripod. Shoot the board outside if you lack sufficient light indoors, preferably on an overcast day to avoid harsh shadows. Or if you wish to diffuse shadows a bit, put a bright white piece of cardboard opposite the light source. This is how I shot my logic board photos on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=66071596%40N00&q=motherboard)
Show me some hi-rez pics of the top side of each of your SE/30 logic boards and I will give you my honest opinion about which is "the best of the batch." (To do this, I recommend NOT using a flash, and be sure to mount your camera on a tripod. Shoot the board outside if you lack sufficient light indoors, preferably on an overcast day to avoid harsh shadows. Or if you wish to diffuse shadows a bit, put a bright white piece of cardboard opposite the light source. This is how I shot my logic board photos on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=66071596%40N00&q=motherboard)
JDW
Well-known member
"Best" will vary from person to person. Mine is almost there. The finishing touch will be 256 grays on the internal CRT.
"Reliable" doesn't always equal "fastest." I had a 40MHz 040 in mine before, but it wasn't as software-compatible as an 030, so I plunked down the cash for a DiiMO 50MHz 030 and have been very satisfied with reliability. You can see that too in my Flickr collection.
"Quiet" means swapping out that stock fan with a 60mm Silenx. I've spoken about that before in other threads on this site.
The finishing touch of course is deyellowing.
"Reliable" doesn't always equal "fastest." I had a 40MHz 040 in mine before, but it wasn't as software-compatible as an 030, so I plunked down the cash for a DiiMO 50MHz 030 and have been very satisfied with reliability. You can see that too in my Flickr collection.
"Quiet" means swapping out that stock fan with a 60mm Silenx. I've spoken about that before in other threads on this site.
The finishing touch of course is deyellowing.
One of the boards you don't mail to me - should be the base of your new SE/30. ;]
Really though what I would do is clean the up, look them over for problems, and test them. If all the functionality is there, it is a keeper. The stuff like if it has sockets vs soldered-in, better RAM slots, etc.
Really though what I would do is clean the up, look them over for problems, and test them. If all the functionality is there, it is a keeper. The stuff like if it has sockets vs soldered-in, better RAM slots, etc.
