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  1. Garrett

    Macintosh SE/30 and Blue SCSI v2 with Pico W - Internet Woes

    Is the bluescsi.ini configured correctly? How far are you from your router? Can you post a screenshot of your MacTCP configuration window? There are a few things to get set up before it'll all work properly!
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    BLAZING. FAST. MAC. The Performer PDS 68030 Accelerator by MacEffects!

    On the original Performer card, the FPU will run at 16MHz unless a separate 25MHz oscillator is installed. Not sure if MacEffects is claiming the FPU is running faster than the 68030, but based on the photos on their site, it's going to be 16MHz. Either way, a great improvement to a stock SE!
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    Rasterops ClearVue/SE PDS Card - External Monitor? Accelerator?

    I'm happy to do a dump of my ROMs for you, if they're needed. Is your card working? I wonder what those jumpers do. If I had to take a guess on the crystal, I'd guess it is for the external video option.
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    Software-only OVERCLOCK for LC475, LC575, Quadra 605

    As someone who has done the "hardware" overclock on my 475, I also moved a resistor to keep the SCSI controller at 25MHz (R96 to R95 - see photo). Is there any indication whether or not a software overclock would affect SCSI? I have seen file transfers cause lock ups, reportedly caused by SCSI...
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    IIsi Sony Power Supply Oddities

    Yes, I know it's comical the amount of threads started because of the infamous IIsi power supply. Naturally, I'm joining in the fun and creating another! Hopefully this will spark more discussion around what could be the culprit with them. Okay - here's the issue with mine: it powers on, then...
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    Repairing a Metcal MX-5200 solder station with 'open error' on one channel

    I haven’t fixed the issue yet, although I did check and verify that D12 was not shorted. Good call on the factory reset. Maybe the ROM got corrupted somehow. I have a programmer, I suppose I could check that as well to see if it’s software related.
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    Repairing a Metcal MX-5200 solder station with 'open error' on one channel

    The exact same handpiece and cart are working fine on the right port, so I think it’s safe to eliminate it as a suspect here. Good train of thought though!
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    Repairing a Metcal MX-5200 solder station with 'open error' on one channel

    Instead of starting a new thread, I figured it'd be more effective to post here, as I'm also working on a 5200 power supply. My unit works well with the right port, but the left is hit-or-miss. If I connect the hand-piece to the left port and leave it in the auto sleep work stand before power...
  9. Garrett

    Freshly Recapped Portable - RAM Faults

    Pin 7 must be grounded on the edge connector. I used a paper clip as a little jumper. All you need to do is make contact. Yes, a standard Apple serial cable will work fine!
  10. Garrett

    Stair upgrade from carpet to hardwood

    I'm gearing up to do something similar. I plan to rip out the old treads/risers and install oak direct on the stringers themselves. So much harder with an infant! I can't make too much noise or dust like I used to...
  11. Garrett

    (taps mike) Um-Hi There!

    Might be a "hot take" but I really love listening to Power Windows. I know it's synth heavy, but if I want to get away from that I can always put on Vapor Trails! Rush is my favorite band too. I've been fortunate enough to have seen them live 4 times.
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    Freshly Recapped Portable - RAM Faults

    I’m not sure what the FF00 exactly is, but I agree that the 3 is a RAM fault. The minor code is marked by the FFxx as seen below, except this guide shows nothing for the 00 you’re seeing… I wish I was more help!
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    Freshly Recapped Portable - RAM Faults

    The item number is 335176346660 from seller “DasherDeals”. I thought the price point was too good for me to try my hand at making my own. Time is money!
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    Freshly Recapped Portable - RAM Faults

    Exciting update! My replacement chips came and I started with U1C. Little flux and hot air - came right off. Unfortunately no change, same sad Mac code. From there I moved onto U4B. Success! I was greeted with a flashing floppy disk. I then added the RAM card that came with the portable (turned...
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    IIci cache card - three tone chime

    GREAT QUESTION! I couldn’t find any utilities out there that would tell me “yup, you have 32k of cache memory”. I resorted to running a couple benchmarks before and after the card installation. Using Apple Personal Diagnostics, results are below. This is System 7.1.1, 32 bit addressing, 256...
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    IIci cache card - three tone chime

    To come full circle, I did end up repairing my cache cards ( I had two that weren’t working after a recap). A careful examination of the SRAM chip traces near the cap at the lower right corner revealed a few breaks. Removing the chip, I found even more. Here’s a photo of said chip so you know...
  17. Garrett

    Tech by Androda Products

    Any insight on when the kit version of this might be available? Thank you!
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    Freshly Recapped Portable - RAM Faults

    I’ll admit I don’t quite know why the portable needs 32 chips to comprise a total of 1MB. Would be be similar to four sticks of 8 chip 256k RAM in an SE? I wish I knew the logic of what was going on. Either way, I was able to perform additional testing. It appears the error is isolated to RAM...
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    Freshly Recapped Portable - RAM Faults

    I had a bit of time last night and decided to try the serial diagnostics. Here’s my setup- it’s crude but worked just fine! On the other end was my PowerBook 1400 running OS 8.6 and ZTerm software. I tried MacTerminal but it wasn’t playing nice. Immediately on power up, I started receiving...
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    Freshly Recapped Portable - RAM Faults

    I may have heard about this, serial diagnostic mode? The only documented info I could find is here: https://web.archive.org/web/20140921020853/https://mac68k.info/wiki/display/mac68k/Diagnostic+Mode I have an SE/30 with working serial ports, and a bit of patience (ha). Would be fun to give...