Hi, It sounds like the SE/30 does not POST. Disconnect the internal FDD and HDD, check that Ram is installed and the Rom Simm is installed as well. It might help to remove the Ram/Rom modules as a faulty ram module can prevent it from botting up: remove all the ram modules and just fill the first bank for start.
Another well known issue are the capacitors on the logic board. If they haven't been replaced yet: this can be the cause as well. But first try the steps above. When there are no logic board issues: it should Post with a blinking FDD icon, even with nothing connect and no FDD/HDD as well. Try to push the reset/interrupt as well: this should give a Sad mac with an error code if it doesn't want to start. If you get none of this: then the logic board is likely faulty. Take Care, Nico -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]namens OBrien Verzonden: zaterdag 27 juni 2009 18:48 Aan: [email protected] Onderwerp: Re: How do I get a Mac SE/30 to boot? On Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:49:12 -0700 (PDT), jonahb wrote: > I recently found a Mac SE/30 on the street and brought it home. Now > I'm trying to get it to boot. I plug it in and flip the switch. After > a few seconds, it displays a gray screen with the black cursor in the > top left corner, and there it stays ... forever. > > A few notes: there's no disk in the drive, and I haven't plugged in a > mouse, keyboard, or anything else (except the power, of course). > > How do I get it to boot? Do I need a floppy or a peripheral? It is > hosed? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
