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Should I be able to boot an LC475 with no CMOS battery installed in the system? I've just acquired one that refuses to start without a battery and do not believe that's the expected behavior. If I'm correct in that assumption, any idea where to start troubleshooting? (Apologies - I had...

I'm using a ZuluSCSI Pico slim on one of my SE/30s. The Zulu firmware complains about one of the images having a LIDO SCSI driver and warns of potential problems. But, regardless of how I try to come at it I'm unable to 'UPDATE' (replace the SCSI driver) on that volume. I know that one cannot...

In an earlier thread I mentioned having replaced the 68030 on my SE/30 with a socket and installing an accelerator. Afterwards I ran it for a week on the bench with no problems. Closed up the case, ran it for another day or two. No problem. Today, this: The machine is 100% operational aside...

Over years of swap meets and hamfests I've accumulated a pile of slotted processor upgrades for G3 era Macs. Unfortunately I do not have any system that uses this form factor and I don't know what their operational status might be. Is there anyone on this forum that lives in the US and might...

I have acquired a Dove Marathon 030X/SE accelerator board. Apparently it's compatible with the SE/30, but expects to plug into the CPU socket. The SE/30 CPU is unfortunately soldered in place. What do folks think about my chances of removing the original CPU without damage to the board? I do...