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LOL ok, you got me. Thanks for helping a n00b get up to speed here :)

Well since I know you are all very concerned, just following up to say that I answered my own question: booted into ROM (thanks, Rominator!) and ran Norton Utilities, which claimed to patch up a few things and then I was able to reboot into the correct system folder.  Now, a forum etiquette...

OK I hope I haven't screwed anything up too bad. I have an SE/30 with a ROM-inator II, running 7.5.5 in 32-bit mode. The HD has been replaced with a SCSI2SD (partitioned into three drives, 7.1, 7.5.3 and 7.5.5 but I primarily use the 7.5.5 one). Last night I was trying to futz around with files...

Yeah! Pretty happy about that. Figured it was worth a shot at that price. Thanks again for the info, very helpful!

Ahhh did not know that. So the slots are just for additional RAM. Cool! Thanks for the info. I've been coveting a CC for a long time so couldn't pass this one up. But clearly I've got more to learn! I tried cleaning it as best I could and figured I'd give it a shot starting the thing up...

I will try that, but I'm pretty sure there are connections that are completely corroded out. Also I can't believe I just now realized there's no RAM in this board! :O   I'm an idiot. Guess you get what you pay for!

Yeah, I wasn't planning on it, but at this point it would probably be just as much effort. OK, so who wants to sell me a 575 board? ;) (I know, I will start a thread in the Trading Post)

Took a $20 gamble on a local Color Classic-- owner didn't have keyboard and didn't know if it worked. Had a look at the motherboard and it appears there is significant corrosion near the PRAM battery (but I can't tell if it's from the battery itself or not? I guess the battery was replaced, and...