I've recently go ahold of an SE/30 in ok-ish condition. Seller said it turns on to a floppy icon and can't boot from floppy or the serial port. I kinda knew it would be a board side issue but the fact it can even turn on gives me a bit of hope so I took the chance.
However, I took the board out and this is what I see:
Ok, honestly how screwed am I? What's the best way to approach? How do I best way to test when any of the chip in the back half are working?
I'm gonna try to restore and repair the board. I basic soldering skill and board repair experience but haven't worked on something that look this bad. Still I wanna see how far I can take this by myself. What's the best way to clean this board? I wanna clean it first and then reassess what I'm actually looking at. Immediately I already see some missing components with destroyed pad.
However, I took the board out and this is what I see:
Ok, honestly how screwed am I? What's the best way to approach? How do I best way to test when any of the chip in the back half are working?
I'm gonna try to restore and repair the board. I basic soldering skill and board repair experience but haven't worked on something that look this bad. Still I wanna see how far I can take this by myself. What's the best way to clean this board? I wanna clean it first and then reassess what I'm actually looking at. Immediately I already see some missing components with destroyed pad.