I really would reconsider whatever you are trying to do ... I would A., Find an SE/30 chassis, or B., Find a broken SE/30 and swap logic boards. Don't get into hacking stuff together, you will end up hurting value in the long run. I'd probably go with option B.
Someone on here will most likely have a battery bombed parts SE/30. All you really need is the case and chassis.
Fair enough! My thought was that this would be easy since Apple offered an official logic board upgrade, but it looks like that included a new chassis as well, which I didn't realize before (I thought it was just the front panel to make it say "SE/30").
A short ATX motherboard extension cable is wider, but keyed to fit the SE/30 power cable (which is pretty amazing) - you can chop off one side of the ATX connector to be the same width
That might actually be a good idea - I have one on hand that I've been using for testing outside the case, and I wouldn't feel bad mutilating one of those.
Compare the tabs on the logicboard to the ones on the SE board that fits.
Looks like they are bent on the SE/30 board and that’s why they won’t hook into the chassis.
The tabs are a little bent, however when I remove the power connector it slides in perfectly and the tabs bend back to the correct position. The power connector is what's blocking it.
As an aside, one of the retention clips on the ROM socket is broken as well. It works fine with just the one clip, but I worry about how that'll hold up long term. I think I've seen clips used to hold in ROM chips, particularly the Rominator (although I'm using the stock ROM currently) - anyone know where I could pick up those or something similar?
Thanks!
