If you don't want to buy a new tool and have a set of allen wrenches, you can use one that will fit the torx socket. It takes quite a bit more work, but I was able to do it by turning, then lifting the small wrench over and over with my fingers....took about 10 min.
On 9/11/05, John Laughlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >I suspected it could be as you say but have no utility or boot floppies to > >test > >from. I might be able to borrow an external CD drive this week and try a > >Norton > >Utilities CD. At any rate I will want to open the case as some point and > >give it > >a good cleaning. I appreciate you taking time to guide me toward Home Depot, > >etc. I can go to those stores during lunch this week. > > > > Hopefully the SE/30 will boot from the CD-ROM drive. Will have to hold > down command-option-shift-delete. Don't be surprised if it doesn't boot > from the CD. Oh, btw, it may not be the drive, but might be bad > capacitors. Especially since the SE/30 is from early 1989 and predates the > IIci by a few months. My SE/30 keeps trying to reboot once it warms up. > My Plus, however, works fine, but needs a new PRAM battery (as does the > SE/30), before it'll be fully useable. Keeps resetting to 8/27/1956 and > 8:40 pm... > > >I still own the only Mac I ever bought new. It's a IIci. I wanted a SE30 when > >they came out but was still paying off the IIci. :-) > > > > Do you still have the floppies that came with the IIci originally? If you > do, pop one in and see if the SE/30 will boot. > > >Chuck > > > -J > > ++++ John H. Laughlin, CS Student @ Bellevue Community College ++++++++ > + Duvall, WA 98019-0778 |'82 242Ti B23FT M46 486K km - 302K mi + > + MSN Messenger:Kilted_John |'83 245Ti B21FT M46 459K km - 285K mi + > + ICQ# 5584031 AIM: IIci MAN |'87 744Ti B23FT AW71 202K mi - 325K km+ > +++++++++ http://home.blarg.net/~volvo242gt/index.html ++++++++++++++++ > > > > -- > Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:compact.macs@mail.maclaunch.com> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:compact.macs@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
