Somewhere on the WWW there is a video card for the SE/30 that can enable it to display grays. You might want to start looking for this. On May 31, 2011, at 1:34 AM, QuoVadis wrote:
> Hello all! > > I've had, for some time now, a Macintosh SE/30. It came in my > possession as a 'SimasiMac'. Neat little squares at startup and no > booting action of any kind. I have washed the logicboard, which solved > the SimasiMac problem, but since then only half the lines on the > screen were drawn up correctly. > > Firstly, a good friend of mine assisted me in replacing all the caps, > isolating one cause of the problem. When investigating the video > problem further (and some Googling) we discovered that one of the > video RAM chips had a short between pin 1 & 2. Probably because of > leaking caps, possibly washing the logic board. > > I'm now searching for a replacement chip, to fit that spot. Preferably > two, so I can replace both. SE/30's are rather difficult to obtain > here in the Netherlands, so I was wondering if someone here knows a > working replacement for the chips, or knows another machine/videocard/ > networkcard/anything that has an identical chip on it. I have > mountains of Nubus videocards, so maybe one of those will sport the > right chip? > > Thanks in advance for any help! > > > Greetings, > > > Eelco. > > -- > ----- > You received this message because you are a member of 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 leave this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs > > Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of 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 leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
