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@phunguss Wow! Yeah I haven't even started taking it apart. Everything seems to be working fine, my G5 boots normally and, although still loud, fans get quieter after boot. I appreciate all of the pictures and really thorough description. Not for the faint of heart. It's like you risk destroying...

@phunguss Awesome, thanks for the link and for the help! I'm sure that it's the same basic concept no matter which version you have.. so that guide should work great.

Hey, everyone. I love the G5, not very rare or valuable, but one of my favorites. I bought a late-2005 quad a while ago and just got around to opening it up. I was wondering if anyone could identify the type of cooling I have and its reliability. I know it's a Delphi one :( but wanted to know if...

Haven’t gotten around to reflowing the GLUE yet, but I did replace all of the F258s as well as UA8-UG8. Didn't' help much, although I did notice I was getting a faster death chime. Also noticed this.. When you put pressure on one of the PAL ICs, the pattern changed. I added a bit of solder to...

Thanks for the suggestion @CroissantKing! I took a break from it for a few weeks, but I’ll get back to it. I did need to put in a bodge wire from pin 70 on the GLUE to K3 on the processor. Now I’m getting a fairly consistent death chime. Maybe other pins aren’t making good contact/their traces...

Hey thanks for the help! I'll try out your suggestions soon and will report back. Although, I don't have an oscilloscope. By "screen comes on to the pattern," I meant that when you turn on the power, the speaker makes a crackling noise and the screen stays black. Once left on for a few minutes...

Update: still have the simasimac pattern. Screen comes on to the pattern if left on for a few minutes.. so it might have an analog board problem as well. Bought new VRAM chips and will put those in to see what happens. Also looking for PAL chips if anyone has...

Thanks for the reply! Yeah i've heard that about the RAM, but I did get a normal chime before I replaced UE8 (even tried putting the original back and nothing). I'll definitely be checking all of those connections next...

Here's a video of how it's acting now...

Background: Skill Level: Hobbyist - I have restored a number of vintage Macs before, but beyond reading a schematic to check for continuity between parts and basic/sub-par soldering skills, I have no knowledge. Hello everyone! I bought this SE/30 off of eBay a few weeks ago and was very happy...

Can confirm, it works great!

I'll take the already-soldered one please!

Yes, they have been replaced. Ok though, thanks for the update! I definitely have no problem with waiting... just happy someone is actually working on these things.

Hello! I think you were the kind person who helped me repair the handshake line on my backlit Portable a few months ago over on the Vintage Macintosh Restoration and Preservation group. I am also in need of a new ribbon cable and would gladly buy one from you when they are ready... thanks again...