Macintosh SE/30 Restoration Part 2: Will It Finally Work?

Welcome back to part 2 of the Macintosh SE/30 Restoration! In this episode, we continue our journey to revive this iconic machine. After removing the old capacitors in part 1, it's time to install brand-new ones and tackle some other major issues.

We'll replace the burned-in screen with a fresh new display, clean and retro-brighten the case to bring back that classic beige glow, and clean out the floppy disk drive (FDD) for reliable performance. Finally, we'll reassemble the SE/30, power it on, and see if it’s ready to boot into Mac OS!

Will all this effort bring the SE/30 back to life? Watch as we test the machine and check out if the hard drive still works after all these years.

If you love vintage tech restorations and retro computing, this video is for you! Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more projects just like this.

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro
00:50 - Quick Chat
00:58 - Capacitors
03:57 - Connector + Battery
04:49 - Screen and Case
06:27 - FDD
08:05 - Re-Assemble
10:43 - Turn on
15:08 - Outro



Links and Credits:

@8BitRetroReFix
@JosipRetroBits
@CaptainCommodore
@8bitmanshed
@8bitsinthebasement

#macintosh #apple #retrogaming

[dan.henderson]

Blue ScSI internal or external versions are what you need Neil. Get the external if you're doing more Macs in the future

[CayMacVintage]

Love it when they are restored. Well done.

[DJ-BeerHunter]

BluScsi is available as an external device

[pederb]

Thanks for another video. 😊 Where Are you from? Im having a difficult time pin point your dialect.

[CaptainCommodore]

Never owned a mac but they were iconic back in the day, whilst I am largely indifferent to they're not an Amstrad are they ?? Now THEY truly were shit lol