Re: Weird hard drive issue with SE HDFD

[Aoresteen]

Don't give up so easily.  

1.  Is it the boot drive?  I am assuming that it is.

2.  I'd use a disk utility to scan the hard drive for errors.

3.  If you don't care about the data on the drive I'd re-format it and see 
what happens.

Good Luck!

On Saturday, December 16, 2017 at 4:47:21 PM UTC-5, Mike Mckinnon wrote:
>
> I’m setting up an old Mac I pulled out of storage recently. The hard drive 
> will spin up and mount, and I can even launch software installed on it, but 
> I get errors if I try to write to it or even run a scan from the disk 
> repair app. I was trying to install 6.0.8 to it from an external floppy 
> drive because the internal one is toast. Basically anything other than 
> opening what’s already on there is a big fat fail. 
>
> Any ideas? I’m inclined to think that being 30+ years old is the main 
> culprit here. 

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Re: Very old and odd Nubus video card

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Humm,

The DB-9 reminds me of the Radius One Page Portrait Display for the Mac II 
& Mac Plus.  I had the Radius Mac Plus OPD back in the day and it used a 
DB9 connector.

On Friday, December 1, 2017 at 12:24:46 AM UTC-5, Gary Satterfield wrote:
>
> After shuttering my Mac repair and consulting business several years ago, 
> I recently decided to dig through all the miscellaneous stuff I collected 
> over the years. The Nubus card you see in the attachments has me scratching 
> my head about what exactly it is. The only thing I am sure of is that it is 
> some sort of video card, judging by the Texas Instruments chip (I Googled 
> it to see what it was). The thing that throws me is the video-out 
> connection - it appears to be DIN-9, but only in reverse.
>
> Have a look at the pics and see if you can tell me what this weird thing 
> is! Please? Thank you kindly!
>

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Re: An old iBook, what to do with it?

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+1 on Linux.  Give it a go.

On Saturday, December 2, 2017 at 2:00:30 AM UTC-5, Gregg Eshelman wrote:
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> I was given what has turned out to be a Mid 2002 12" 700 Mhz G3 iBook with 
> 30 gig hard drive, 256 meg RAM and an AirPort card. No charger so no idea 
> if it works. Maxing the RAM with a 512meg PC100 SODIMM = easy. Hard drive 
> upgrade, not so much.
>
> The deal breaker on whether or not I want to try anything with it or pass 
> it on is whether or not the WiFi can do WPA2? If not, is there a 
> replacement card that can? Back in the day, people were upgrading the 
> PCMCIA cards in the original AirPort base station, is that possible with 
> the internal ones in these laptops?
>
> Is it possible to get over 640 meg RAM in one?
>
> Would it be at all tolerable for basic web use with 10.4.11 and Ten Four 
> Fox?
>

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Re: Looking for new floppy discs

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Also, what density are you looking for? 400K, 800K, or 1.4MB?



On Monday, November 27, 2017 at 11:39:03 AM UTC-5, thymeless1 wrote:
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> Good morning, 
>
> I need a source for new floppy discs. I use a Sony Mavica camera which 
> takes photos onto floppies which I then can put on my 1999 Apple desktop 
> computer. I have had no luck in sourcing new floppies but am sure there is 
> still a need for them & am thinking someplace has them. Any leads 
> appreciated. 
>
>
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Re: SE/30 Fan turns on, but OS won't load

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I had Charles re-cap two SE/30 boards & check them out for me a few years 
ago.  They were doing much like yours are. He did a great job.  They now 
work great.  Highly recommended.

Tony



On Thursday, June 15, 2017 at 10:47:17 AM UTC-4, Dylan McDermond wrote:
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>
> > On Jun 15, 2017, at 6:16 AM, rpe...@champlain.edu  wrote: 
> > 
> > now the fan spins and nothing else much happens. The screen did come on, 
> but it had horizontal grey stripes and nothing else. 
> > 
> > Is it dead? Is there an easy fix? 
>
> Look up “simasimac”. The electrolytic capacitors on the logic board have 
> leaked their electrolytic fluid and are no longer functioning. What’s more, 
> the electrolyte is corrosive and can destroy the logic board if allowed to 
> sit for too long. Simply “washing” the logic board may bring back some 
> functionality but is not going to solve the problem in any sort of 
> permanent way. 
>
> If you are good with a soldering iron, you can replace these capacitors 
> yourself. Charles has a cap chart here: 
> http://www.maccaps.com/MacCaps/Capacitor_Reference/Entries/1989/1/19_Macintosh_SE_30.html
>  
>
> Charles also offers a logic board recap service. Details and contact 
> information are on his site. 
>
> - Dylan 
>

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Re: Icons hidden on Mac Classic?

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Grijan is right, I'd re-build the desktop first.

How is the date?  Did you check the PRAM battery?

Tony



On Monday, October 9, 2017 at 11:05:40 PM UTC-4, Appleiifreak wrote:
>
> I have a Mac Classic, that I have always had System 6.0.8 installed on, 
> but unfortunately when I started it back up today after several months of 
> not using it, all the icons and files and folders and everything are 
> hidden, but trash and hard disk. Even the floppies that I put in, the icons 
> are hidden. 
> But, the weird part, I can search anything and it will come up and work as 
> normal. 
> When I restart the computer, all of the icons I dug up by searching them 
> are all gone. 
>
> Could you guys help me make sense of this? I have no clue where to start. 
> I have searched everywhere. 
>

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Re: What OS Should my Macintosh SE run?

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True.  I'd try re soldering the fly-back transformer & power connectors.

Might as well plan on a re-cap of the logic board as well.



On Sunday, October 8, 2017 at 12:47:28 AM UTC-4, Chris Hanson wrote:
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> It’s very likely an analog board issue, rather than an issue of software 
> or the hard disk.
>
> What exactly does the vertical stripe effect look like?
>
>   -- Chris
>
> On Oct 7, 2017, at 7:11 PM, Sam Taber  
> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I recently obtained a Macintosh SE for 10 dollars, and i am getting a 
> vertical stripe effect on the monitor. I do not know if this is a hard 
> drive failure, but I assume that is the problem.
>
> I wanted to know, if I could find what system software my Macintosh SE 
> Model 5011.
>
> Thanks!
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