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    Unable to find HD SE/30

    Furthermore, IF it turns out that your Sony hard drive in fact is OK, would it be correct to assume that you have seen https://68kmla.org/bb/index.php?threads/se-30-cant-recognize-scsi-hdd.33956/ about a (solved) SE/30 logic board problem?
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    Unable to find HD SE/30

    Different connector/jumper names/numbers appear to be used on different web sites. Should it be J6 with pins 9-10 connected??? To be double-checked. However, the idea would be to determine whether the Maxtor drive is set to automatically begin spinning when power is applied. Could it be...
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    Unable to find HD SE/30

    Found wiki.preterhuman.net/Maxtor_LXT213SY via a web search. Would this possibly be of any help at all regarding jumpers et cetera for the other hard drive (the one that is not spinning at this point)?
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    Unable to find HD SE/30

    Glad to hear that the floppies arrived safely. Sometimes, an already existing bad SCSI hard disk driver can be prevented from loading by holding down the four keys Command(Apple) + Option(Alt) + Shift + Delete(Backspace) when starting the computer. That may not change anything here, though. If...
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    Unable to find HD SE/30

    mikes-macs kindly offered to create a floppy disk. If necessary, and if the normal approx. 2-5 days letter delivery time within the EU is acceptable/faster, I would also be glad to help you. If so, just send me a direct message with your address.
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    Unable to find HD SE/30

    The German site http://www.knubbelmac.de/ is using plain http and thus even accessible from a System 7.x Mac running the WannaBe web browser (or something similar). Under Software -> Werkzeuge you will find several utilities. If necessary, use a web page translation service. Remember, do not...
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    Unable to find HD SE/30

    It is not unusual to find that Apple HD SC Setup cannot properly locate/recognise/initialise a SCSI drive that previously had been (re)formatted with a non-Apple utility. If so, you could try something like Lido 7.56. One problem (if you do not have access to a fully working Mac with a hard...
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    How to connect quicksilver wirelessly?

    A wireless Ethernet bridge device connected to the Ethernet port of the Quicksilver computer could be one way to solve a problem like that. This could be a Wi-Fi range extender with Ethernet capabilities operating in a client/adapter/bridge mode (Edimax EW-7438RPn Mini is just one example)...
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    Two new half-life-less PowerBooks (100 and 170) - any help diagnosing?

    A Network Access Disk 7.5 can be quite useful for general startup purposes. (http://download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/English-North_American/Macintosh/Utilities/Network_Access_Disk_7.5.sea.bin)...
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    M2785 rebuild

    For safety reasons, rebuilding a power adapter would not be my first choice. If you so wish, a good quality universal power adapter with a 24 V DC output at 2 A with an appropriate connector (barrel type with centre +) could be an alternative.
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    modern PSU replacements for Powerbooks / iBooks (in Europe)

    Could a good universal power adapter (including 24 V DC at 2 A) with a normal barrel connector, combined with a special tip adapter piece like the www.bixpower.com/CNT-C11-p/cnt-c11.htm (I have not tested this one), possibly be an alternative?
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    Duo Dock Strange Boot Icon (Picture)

    You may have seen this already, but any details of interest on page 11 (Hard disks) in the following user's guide? download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Manuals/powerbooks/0307136APBDUODOCUG.PDF
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    Powerbook Duo 280c + Accessories Maintenance

    Yes, keyboard problems were mentioned, for example, in the following 1994 FAQ: https://websites.umich.edu/~archive/mac/util/powerbook/duofaq.txt
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    Solid-State Drive Options for PowerBook 1400?

    Yes, (re)formatting the CF card in the 1400 while running from the internal hard drive (using a disk utility such as Drive Setup, or via Erase Disk in the Special menu) is a good idea. PC Exchange et cetera may have to be temporarily disabled. As a first test, an attempt could then be made to...
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    Solid-State Drive Options for PowerBook 1400?

    What happens if you place one of the CompactFlash memory cards (Mac-formatted, with a valid System Folder) in an inexpensive PC Card adapter for CompactFlash, and then use it as a startup disk in one of the PC Card (PCMCIA) slots...
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    PowerBook 180c modem software for System 7.1

    Thank you for the information. If you cannot locate the FAXcilitate software, one of the other general fax applications from the 1990s could perhaps be tested with the PSI PowerModem in question. There was also a shareware program called ValueFax...
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    PowerBook 180c modem software for System 7.1

    FAXcilitate would be the fax software for the PowerModem. Disregarding faxing for a moment, have you tried to use this modem for plain data communication? Since this does not appear to be a soft-modem variant, it may be possible to use a normal terminal emulator (such as Terminal 2.2, FreeTerm...
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    PB 180c color display issues

    When something like this happens, you might even consider removing the internal screen and instead using the computer only with an external monitor. The special video adapter cable connected to the video port will work with a number of old Apple monitors. VGA is also supported via an extra...
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    Trouble Extracting OS 7.5.3

    Sometimes, a direct download is still possible if the exact file address is known.
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    Trouble Extracting OS 7.5.3

    Addendum The download was part of the Older Software Downloads web page. The first file was (download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/English-North_American/Macintosh/System/Older_System/System_7.5_Version_7.5.3/System_7.5.3_01of19.smi.bin). The second...
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