Maximum capacity for Mac SE/30?
Jolly Roger
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David Stone
Jolly Roger <jolly...@pobox.com> wrote:
> Anyone happen to know the maximum capacity SCSI drive the Mac SE/30 will
> recognize?
Well, http://lowendmac.com/compact/macintosh-se30.html says 'the
largest 3.5" half-height SCSI drive you can find'. That article
indicates that you're limited to 7.5.5 unless you switch out the ROM,
which gives you a maximum partition size of 2 GB. So, a 2 GB drive
or a bigger drive partitioned accordingly - see the article at
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA28860
Interesting that you ask, as I have an SE/30 sitting under my desk
right now, along with a serial games joystick on the shelf. I wonder
if the floppies for the flight simulator are still any good?
So, what are you going to do if you manage to resurrect your SE/30?
Bruce in alaska
David Stone <no.e...@domain.invalid> wrote:
I built a custom Drive Cage for my SE/30 and was able to install twin
3.5" SCSI Drives by eliminating the internal floppy Drive. The last of
my SE/30's is still sitting on the network, and provides Legacy System
7.5.5 Support. 128Mb of Ram, and 4 GB of Rotating Memory.
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Jolly Roger
David Stone <no.e...@domain.invalid> wrote:
Oh it's still up and running. I actually just got finished replacing the
case fan in it, because the original stock fan was getting really noisy
and was certain to fail soon due to bad bearings. The hard drive in
there now is also quite noisy. It produces a metallic whine that I can
just barely hear with the closet door closed. I figured I would look
into upgrading it with a newer, hopefully quieter, cooler?, greener?
hard drive.
Anyway, here's Zippy - say hi!:
<http://zippy.kicks-ass.org:9997>
Jolly Roger
David Stone <no.e...@domain.invalid> wrote:
> In article <jollyroger-E2266...@news.individual.net>,
> Jolly Roger <jolly...@pobox.com> wrote:
>
> > Anyone happen to know the maximum capacity SCSI drive the Mac SE/30 will
> > recognize?
>
> Well, http://lowendmac.com/compact/macintosh-se30.html says 'the
> largest 3.5" half-height SCSI drive you can find'. That article
> indicates that you're limited to 7.5.5 unless you switch out the ROM,
> which gives you a maximum partition size of 2 GB. So, a 2 GB drive
> or a bigger drive partitioned accordingly - see the article at
> http://support.apple.com/kb/TA28860
I'll have to try to find one with the right interface and try it out.
I'd *love* to find a brand new one, but it seems most new SCSI drives
sold today use newer interfaces. : /
David Stone
Yikes! Most of my 7.5.5 drives ended up having their contents borged
onto CDs and/or a 6 GB external LaCie SCSI drive, which is still
readable on the dual-boot G3. I have an LC475 sitting here getting
quietly dusty, which is the last machine I have containing 7.5.5.
The battery is dead, and I'm not sure if I have a working spare, or
I might just fire it up for nostalgia's sake.
Beside the SE/30, I think I still have an SE, a bunch of keyboards
and mice, a few ZIP drives, a whole bunch of AppleNet/PhoneNet hardware,
old hard drives, a spare beige G3, a couple of 12" RGB monitors, and
some external SCSI enclosures. I also discovered the other day that I
still have all my old system 6/7 programming books, including Inside
Macintosh I-VI!
Can we say "pack rat"?
Silicon Sam
> In article <no.email-6E682D.11081504012...@news1.chem.utoronto.ca>,
> David Stone <no.em...@domain.invalid> wrote:
>
> > In article <jollyroger-E2266F.19555221122...@news.individual.net>,
> > Jolly Roger <jollyro...@pobox.com> wrote:
>
> > > Anyone happen to know the maximum capacity SCSI drive the Mac SE/30 will
> > > recognize?
>
> > largest 3.5" half-height SCSI drive you can find'. That article
> > indicates that you're limited to 7.5.5 unless you switch out the ROM,
> > which gives you a maximum partition size of 2 GB. So, a 2 GB drive
> > or a bigger drive partitioned accordingly - see the article at
> >http://support.apple.com/kb/TA28860
>
> I'll have to try to find one with the right interface and try it out.
> I'd *love* to find a brand new one, but it seems most new SCSI drives
> sold today use newer interfaces. : /
>
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> JR
If I remember, I have one or two brand new 500MB SCSI drives, from
back in the day. May have a few used ones that are bigger, but 500 is
a bunch back then.