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Hello crews, yesterday I turned on my Power Mac 6100 and noticed that the floppy drive has suddenly stopped working. Last month, it was fully functional - I could read, write and format floppies just fine. I've disassembled the computer, reseat the cables and checked for the presence of all...

Especially, the traces around C10 look like they were broken or shorted...

It looks like your logic board has been recently recapped. I see three non-original tantalum caps to the left of the SWIM chip on your picture. I'd suggest to check them as well to ensure there is no shorted traces or bad solder joints...

 + 1. Check everything in this area for broken/shorted traces.

I've just tried to power on the machine with the SCSI cable disconnected. I hear the startup bong, then the gray screen appears. After a while, the floppy disk with a blinking question mark in the middle is displayed. The floppy drive isn't operational. This indicates an issue either with the...

The SWIM chip on the SE/30 is located near the internal floppy connector J8. It's marked as 344S0061-A.

Hello crews, yesterday I turned on my Power Mac 6100 and noticed that the floppy drive has suddenly stopped working. Last month, it was fully functional - I could read, write and format floppies just fine. I've disassembled the computer, reseat the cables and checked for the presence of all...