Which other Macs have suitable GLU chips for the SE/30?

[smrieck511]

Need to find another one the cheapest way possible. Thanks for any help.

 

[finkmac]

iisi i think. are you SURE your glu is busted?

 

[Callan]

You can get them off iici and iicx boards too. I believe the Mac ii series glu s the same, but not 100% on it.

 

[robin-fo]

The GLUE is only in the II, IIx, IIcx, SE/30 and a certain variant of the LaserWriter II.

Sure yours is damaged? This is the most valuable part on the logic board! (Or why are you asking?)

The GLU is a very different chip and not compatible.

 

[croissantking]

The GLUE is only in the II, IIx, IIcx, SE/30 and a certain variant of the LaserWriter II.

Sure yours is damaged? This is the most valuable part on the logic board! (Or why are you asking?)

The GLU is a very different chip and not compatible.

Apple sometimes refers to the GLUE as GLUCHIP. Here’s a photo of a IIcx logic board:



Which is the other GLU you are thinking of?

 

[smrieck511]

iisi i think. are you SURE your glu is busted?

absolutely not sure but it's my best theory at the moment because it had a good deal of corrosion when it came off the bombed board. Pins were OK and it cleaned up ok. Wouldn't hurt to have another if I can pick up a iici or whatever relatively cheap.

 

[croissantking]

absolutely not sure but it's my best theory at the moment because it had a good deal of corrosion when it came off the bombed board. Pins were OK and it cleaned up ok. Wouldn't hurt to have another if I can pick up a iici or whatever relatively cheap.

It’s very hard to kill a Glue chip…

I’ve lifted one off a heavily bombed board and after cleaning the pins it worked fine.

I’ve used lots of hot air to move them around and it’s been fine.

I’ve also installed one rotated 90 degrees off and it still worked after correcting my mistake.

In the latter situation I was convinced I’d damaged the chip but it turned out not to be the case and to this day it lives on providing much needed vintage happiness.

So I’d suspect it’s fine.

I could be wrong.

But it’s probably fine.

 

[smrieck511]

It’s very hard to kill a Glue chip…

I’ve lifted one off a heavily bombed board and after cleaning the pins it worked fine.

I’ve used lots of hot air to move them around and it’s been fine.

I’ve also installed one rotated 90 degrees off and it still worked after correcting my mistake.

In the latter situation I was convinced I’d damaged the chip but it turned out not to be the case and to this day it lives on providing much needed vintage happiness.

So I’d suspect it’s fine.

I could be wrong.

But it’s probably fine.

that is excellent to know. Thank you for that info.

 

[smrieck511]

The GLUE is only in the II, IIx, IIcx, SE/30 and a certain variant of the LaserWriter II.

Sure yours is damaged? This is the most valuable part on the logic board! (Or why are you asking?)

The GLU is a very different chip and not compatible.

General Logic Unit? Seems you're correct. Says GLUE on the SE/30 silkscreening. What does the E stand for ?

 

[Phipli]

General Logic Unit? Seems you're correct. Says GLUE on the SE/30 silkscreening. What does the E stand for ?

It's normal to pronounce "GLU" as Glue, so people use the stylings interchangeably.

Glue Logic is a common thing in computers, not just macs, and it is, once again, also written as Glue by some people, GLU by others. Its the GLU(e) that holds everything together.

Apple does the same with DAV and DAVE (Digital Audio / Video I think?) - some documentation says DAV, some says DAVE.

 

[croissantking]

It's normal to pronounce "GLU" as Glue, so people use the stylings interchangeably.

Glue Logic is a common thing in computers, not just macs, and it is, once again, also written as Glue by some people, GLU by others. Its the GLU(e) that holds everything together.

Apple does the same with DAV and DAVE (Digital Audio / Video I think?) - some documentation says DAV, some says DAVE.

This is a helpful explanation.

Hopefully we can clear up the confusion between Glue and Glu that @robin-fo alluded to?

 

[Phipli]

Hopefully we can clear up the confusion between Glue and Glu that @robin-fo alluded to?

The 344S number should tell you if something is the same part shouldn't it? I think even compatible chips with different generations have a different 244Sxxxx number, so if it is the same, it is exactly the same

 

[Durosity]

It’s very hard to kill a Glue chip…

I’ve lifted one off a heavily bombed board and after cleaning the pins it worked fine.

I’ve used lots of hot air to move them around and it’s been fine.

I’ve also installed one rotated 90 degrees off and it still worked after correcting my mistake.

In the latter situation I was convinced I’d damaged the chip but it turned out not to be the case and to this day it lives on providing much needed vintage happiness.

So I’d suspect it’s fine.

I could be wrong.

But it’s probably fine.

CroissantKing, torturer of glue chips! Have you considered a career in destructive testing?

 

[croissantking]

CroissantKing, torturer of glue chips! Have you considered a career in destructive testing?

To be fair the first one wasn’t my fault