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I got a SE FDHD (I know, not a SE/30, but quite similar. that was basically like a puzzle. It was fully disassembled, I put it together and when I plugged it in and flicked the switch… nothing. So, I decided to put it away somewhere for a while then one day, I decided to take it out again and try it with one of my known good SE/30 boards (because all SE logic boards work with each other) and it actually worked. So, it’s pretty obvious that the logic board is broken, but I don’t know what’s wrong with it. The battery seems to be fine, not to much leakage that I can tell, but I haven’t tried booting it without the battery (don’t know if that would work). Can anyone help me please?
Failures on most of these are due to capacitors going bad. Look for swollen and/or leaking cans. Burn spots may sometimes also be seen. This failing, there is a guy that specializes in repairing these. Mac Caps http://www.maccaps.com/MacCaps/Repair_Se… I’ve used him and been satisfied with the results. He does quality replacements and is a careful repairman. But, like what he works on, not the speediest of shops, but worth the wait.
