On Tuesday, February 4, 2003, at 06:08 PM, Tony Jasso wrote: > Hello kids. > here is my story. I have/had an SE/30. Great little box. One day I > turned > it on and it did not spin up or the screeen did not light up as usual. > Instead I started to smell a burnt smell. I then noticed a bright > light > come from the back. My first reaction was shock... after about 9 sec. > of > this the light went away then i hurd a POP. After the pop the screeen > came > up and the HD spun up like it wanted to start. The smell got worse so > I just > turned it off. ---- Question...; Should I try to start it again? Is my > SE/30 toast? -- I did shine a light in the back but could not see any > visible blackening or burning... > I will appreciate any comment of suggestions. > Anthony Jasso - Apple dude > Almost certainly a problem with the analogue board or the power supply unit - they're separate but linked on SEs and SE/30s.
If you feel competent to open up your SE/30, you might be able to tell which visually. Then you need to source a replacement and fit it. For the inexperienced, the latter is harder than the former. So, question 1: Have you got a Torx driver to open it up? (Details in the FAQ, of course, referenced in footer of this message.) Stuart -- 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> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
