> > For Dan, > > The checkerboard display is a symptom of a poor connection at the boot ROM >or a bad boot ROM altogether. I've got a couple SE/30's, and they've both >done this from time to time. One ROM boards' edge traces were eaten thru by >the connector. I suspect the fans' vibration is the root cause here. For a >temp fix, I carefully laid solder on each and every pad. I eventually found >Old Mac Milt, who sold me a used part for a good price. > >On another machine, it was just a simple matter of cleaning stray >hair/debris away from the connector area, and cleaning the edge traces with >a CLEAN pencil eraser. > >Mac Man Mark
-- That's great info. I hope with my lack of experience in this area it is the latter problem. I guess I'll find out hopefully next week when I can block some time for this. dan_A -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
