Since the WarpSE was designed to work with very specific, and out of production chips, I took a look at what would be necessary to get this project going.
U8 and U9 require Samsung KM48C2100BS-6, or (2) 2M x 8Bit CMOS Dynamic RAM with Fast Page Mode, chips.
In order to get these, I'd need...
You're welcome! Sounds like a fun project.
Since I'd have to order (5) PCB's minimum, to have the (2) WarpSE board's that I'd want, I was thinking about buying all of the parts to make (5) complete kits, then if someone wants to buy and assemble a kit too, they could.
You could contact: https://amigaofrochester.com/
If you're not in a hurry, CayMac Vintage is another good option, but he will use a Reloaded SE/30 board, instead of repairing your original board: https://ko-fi.com/caymacvintage/commissions
If no one else will help you with this, it's possible...
You're welcome! In looking at the WarpSE thread, the September 5th 2024 post from Zane, was the PCB version that was sent out to the testers, they all replied that they had received working accelerators (while working through the firmware bugs)...
Removed the GW logo from the prerelease Rev.3 USB PCB, in KiCad:
Created a new gerber from the above and uploaded it to JLCPCB:
Looks like $31.90 for (5) green PCB's at JLCPCB.
$51.35 total, with shipping, or $10.27 per individual PCB.
I'd have to solder each SMD/chip component by...
Looks like the PCB in the OP, is this one that Zane talked about on September 5th 2024:
https://tinkerdifferent.com/threads/warpse-25-mhz-68hc000-based-accelerator-for-mac-se.253/page-21#post-32029
Seems like this would be the correct era at Github, that the working PCB/gerber files would be...
I did get the SE's setup with 6.0.8 and apps/games, but 4Mb of RAM is a bit too low for 7.0.1 and the apps/games I'm using.
As far as multiple OS images on a single SD card: I name the OS I want to boot from, either HD0 or HD1, the lowest LUN will be the booted OS - I have to remove the SD card...
The removal of UA5 with a hot air station, provided you use flux, would be very easy to do, takes just minutes. As long as the traces aren't removed along with the chip, - which can happen if the board is already damaged, or by trying to pull the chip off before the solder is hot enough -...
Was the second picture shown above, of the UA5 sound chip, taken recently? I ask because, if you paid someone to remove that chip and clean it, they left a lot of electrolyte under the chip and on the board still. That's conductive and could be causing your infinite Reset loop.
If you wanted to...
I have a pair of SE's, but they both have always worked well, I've not needed to work on those; but my SE/30's taught me that it's the Sound chip that releases the Reset line and drives the entire Reset circuit to 5v. Hoping someone else more familiar with the SE can fill in the details for us.
Glad to hear you've found the symptom. As far as the cause, I don't think I've ever heard of a Sound chip going bad without being corroded for one reason or another, but it's my understanding that if the actual Reset button is operating correctly, the Sound chip is ultimately responsible for...
Thanks for confirmation with your experience.
I've since come to realize that those clock frequencies that are shown on pg. 46, are listed with the ROM SIMM inserted and with a fully functional Logic Board; but it's confusing because the 'Walk the Bus' test tells us to remove the ROM SIMM for...
After fighting with my first simasimac SE/30 for over a year and then finally getting it to work, I miss having that challenge waiting around to be solved, might have to find another simasimac board, or puzzle to solve. :)
For the Ultimate BlueSCSI image for an SE/30 with 8Gb of RAM and the...
Ultrasonic bath would be a great idea, I see the flux everywhere too.
@Duke09, just to be 100% clear: if you were to only insert 4Mb of RAM total - instead of 8Mb, in to either bank 0, or bank 1, you still get the same results?
Can you provide some high-res pics of your logic board, top and bottom? Curious if there are any signs of corrosion. If you move the RAM from bank 0 to bank 1, is it the same issue still with failing to pass tests, or boot?
Took a while to get the SE's going, both now have 4Mb and have been completely recapped, floppies restored, and all of these have BlueSCSI V2 in the expansion slot.
Wasn't expecting the toast to fly faster on the SE/30's than it does on the SE's, the difference between 16Mhz and 8Mhz is twice...