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Nasty SE

Posted by: mcdermd on 2011-06-04 21:38:02 Found an average looking SE for $5 today. It was marked "no video" but came up to simasi-like video corruption. So, I picked it since I didn't have a dual-superdrive SE yet. I figured I could clean it up, maybe replace a few caps or RAM or something and revive it. I cracked the case to find ... Okay, well, maybe I can clean that :lol: The upside is it had a Etherport SE network card with AUI and BNC connector. It looks untouched by the disaster on the logic board: Also picked up a boxed LC PDS ethernet card for $2. Anybody need one?

Posted by: oneboyarmy on 2011-06-04 22:24:23 Yikes! Holy exploded battery! That makes me incredibly sad - but hopefully you can get it restored!

Posted by: PowerPup on 2011-06-04 22:36:47 Ouch, that IS nasty. You can use shamada's guide to figure out what the problem might be specifically. I used it to determine that my brother's SE/30 needs a new powerboard. The T2 flyback transformer is bad. So the motherboard's condition is unknown.

Posted by: mcdermd on 2011-06-04 22:39:58 Oh, I think I know what's wrong, I just don't know if it's saveable. You like that totally eaten away, loose axial capacitor rolling around above the processor?

Posted by: PowerPup on 2011-06-04 23:56:44 Oohhh... Sorry I didn't notice it at first, and I'm not that knowledgeable about the actual components of the Mac motherboards. Which is partly why I didn't notice it. 😛 I have no idea what that part is but it must have been important. (I know you know that, I only said that to emphasize how little I know.)

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