SE/30 and System 7

[MrMacintosh]

Hi all,

Trying to get my SE/30 up and running something useful. However, I cannot get it to boot System 7, any variety. It will not boot off the HD SC 20 anymore, it used to boot off the blessed Sys 7 install that was on there, not anymore. It will boot from a System 7.0.1 and 7.1 Disk Tools floppy, but then freeze when the Welcome to Macintosh screen disappears, right when Finder should come up. This is a generic Disk Tools that will boot many of my other Macs. Not sure what's going on with it, any suggestions? What System Enabler does the SE/30 need, anyone know offhand?

I'll look into more Google tomorrow, but its late and just wondered if anyone has any suggestions off the top of their head. :beige:

 

[zuiko21]

As far as I know, the SE/30 should boot fine with systems up to 7.5.5, no enablers needed -- assuming you have enough RAM, or course.

Can you check in another Mac whether the System Folder on your HD SC 20 is still blessed? I think some Macs which can't run 6.0.x (e.g. Quadra 700) are indeed able to install 6.0.8 on an external disk.

Does it boot successfully into 6.0.x? Maybe you're facing a SCSI problem and/or your floppy disk is misaligned.

Hope this helps, please let us know of your results for further directions.

 

[papa_november]

Possible RAM issues. Also, replace all SMT motherboard capacitors, as cap rot can cause all sorts of weirdness.