Apple Macintosh SE/30

📄 Capacitors (Apple Macintosh SE/30)

apple macintosh se30 capacitors recap

Basics (Macintosh SE/30)

As I learn about the Macintosh SE/30 I will make rough notes here until I get a firmer understanding to write more well ...

Power / AV Pinout (Macintosh SE/30)

The header block contains the power and video pins. You can power the machine from just 5V and 12V (the -12V and -5V rai...

Minimum Boot (Macintosh SE/30)

If you are having issues with your Macintosh SE/30 not working correctly or at all, I like to start with the absolute mi...

Very Minimal Boot (Macintosh SE/30)

If you have a major issue like no bus activity, no boot sound, or even no AV out, it is best to start with the absolute ...

68k Initial Boot (Macintosh SE/30)

After the Glue Logic chip brings all required pins on the 68k to their initial state the 68k should attempt to walk the...

📄 Initial Video Boot (Macintosh SE/30)

After minimum boot to establish good power and coming out of reset, we want to take a look at what parts of the system s...