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Ok so there is a retail version of Tiger that is 4.3 or higher? Then I guess that's what I'll have to track down. I would install 10.5, but my G4 doesn't pass the processor speed check. That and I hear it has some issues when running on a 450MHz cube.

- The Firmware is up to date. - I'll check the battery, but I'm fairly sure it's good as everything was just fine before and OS 9 is working great. - How do I get 10.4.3? I thought it was only an update (which does me no good unless I can get 10.4 on there). Is there a 10.4.3 (or higher)...

I have a G4 Cube that has been upgraded with a Geforce 6200 card. It was happily running 10.4.11 when I got it, but I decided I wanted to dual boot OS 9 / X for some game compatibility. All seemed to be going fine, OS 9.1 installed just fine on the first partition, but when I try to install OS...

Ok I'll try the steel wool. I tried a pencil eraser but it didn't seem to help. The contacts on one seem to be a bit corroded or damaged so that's probably the issue. Tempest

Yes I found it. When I put the 'bad' set of RAM in I get a normal chime but then nothing happens (the OS never loads). When I stick a good set in the other bank I get the chimes of death sound. Tempest

Well I finally got the IIfx working. Turns out both of my SuperDrives are bad (not sure if they're fixable) but I had a spare working HD so I was able to get it to boot into System 6.0.8. I still can't get that SuperMac video card to reset itself for my new monitor, but I found I also have a...

Yes I desperately need one for my IIfx. I'll send you a PM. Tempest

Yep, that's exactly what happened. Tempest

Sounds complicated. There must be another way. I've read something that said you need to do a clean install, but I can't figure out how to do that. Someone said to hold down Option, but that doesn't seem to work with System 6 (didn't try with 7). Tempest

I have System 7 installed on my SE/30 but I'd also like to install System 6 an use system picker to switch between the two. I've renamed my System Folder to System 7 so it doesn't get overwritten when I install System 6, but the installer seems to want to write to that folder anyway. How do I...

Yep, you're correct. The max number of drives you can get on a Mac is three. Two internal (SE only?) and one external. Tempest

Gotta be careful with the magic erasers as they will abrade the plastic and smooth it if it has a textured surface. Magic Erasers will also remove the printed name from the case if you're not case (I faded mine accidentally trying to clean it). Tempest

Answer is NOPE. It looked like it should fit, but it wouldn't sit flush with the case. Oh well.

Can the Programmers Key (switch) from a Macintosh II be used on a SE/30? I have a spare one from a dead Mac II, and I thought having a reset button on the side of the SE/30 would be nice. I guess that not all Programmers Switches are compatible though. Tempest

I'm running 6.0.8. I don't think it's in the Trash (no bulge) but I'll check. I did delete the old System Folder so I could reinstall 6.0.8 with the SE/30 specific files (It had files from my Classic on it before) though. It could have been accidentally moved to another folder off the root I...

Ok this has to be the oddest thing that has ever happened. I booted up my SE/30 and my system folder isn't there. The HD doesn't seem to indicate it's even there so it's not off screen or anything. The folder must be there somewhere because my SE/30 boots without a system disk. What the heck...

Ok I just had a look at the SE/30 manual: http://www.macheaven.net/MH_Manuals/macintosh_se30.pdf If you look at page 66 you can see that to get to the last screw on the right you have to remove the power supply and the analog board. I'm really not keen on removing the analog board because that...

Does a IIfx rom count as a clean rom? If so, does putting it into an SE/30 cause any compatibility issues? Tempest

Nope, I actually had to keep it low or they got really loud. I looked at removing the big metal bracket thing, but there's one screw that I can't get to because it looks to be under the power supply (which is also a pain to get out). Tempest

I have an SE/30 with what I believe is a dead speaker in it. There's no internal sound, but I get sound just fine if I plug in speakers. I have a working speaker I pulled from another Mac, but I'm at a loss as to how to get at the SE/30 speaker. Do you go from the back or the front? If it's...