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SE/30 boot pattern / recap question
Posted by: nickpunt on 2017-03-29 14:39:32
I just picked up a nice SE/30 and on boot I got this pattern. I swapped the board into my known working SE/30 and got the same pattern, so I know its not AB/power related. I'm assuming this pattern is typical for a board needing a recap, but want to confirm as I didn't see it on the repair SE/30 site. The board itself is clean with no cap leakage and a perfectly intact battery (Tadiran, not Maxell), but of course visual inspection can only say so much. Board image attached (and yes, I know the CPU isn't on it in the photo, it was when tested tho  🙂  )

Thanks!

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Posted by: K55 on 2017-03-29 14:55:19
B A D C A P S

A

D

C

A

P

S

(also try only running it with 4 sticks of ram, and/or reseating the rom)
Posted by: Themk on 2017-03-29 14:58:06
Make sure too that memory bank A has your higher density RAM SIMMs
Posted by: nickpunt on 2017-03-29 14:59:13
Thanks! Will get this recapped then and pick up another bbraun/dougg3 rom. 
Posted by: Themk on 2017-03-29 22:45:27
Oh and by the way, I hope you already noticed this, but your CPU Socket is empty on your SE/30 board!! Congrats, you found a socketed board 😀

Figured you might need this reminder as everything else removable was installed, so maybe you might have forgotten about the CPU?
Posted by: K55 on 2017-03-30 13:41:39
(shh I was hoping he'd not notice)

😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 
Posted by: nickpunt on 2017-03-30 15:56:01
Oh, I was just being coy by not showing my latest conquest  }🙂 } 🙂 }🙂

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Posted by: K55 on 2017-03-30 22:57:25
Lamo I've been looking for one of those for 3 years :-x

Guess I need to keep looking 😛

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