bradley@ka.excelan.com (Brad Soe) (11/14/90)
I wanted to know if it is possible to replace the mother board in an SE and upgrade it to an SE/30. Does Apple provide this kind of service? Does anybody know any reputable dealers that do this kind of service? Thanks Brad Soe Brad Soe bradley@novell.com
murdock@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (Jon Kyle Murdock) (11/16/90)
In article <2386@excelan.COM> bradley@ka.excelan.com (Brad Soe) writes: >I wanted to know if it is possible to replace the mother board in an SE >and upgrade it to an SE/30. Does Apple provide this kind of service? >Does anybody know any reputable dealers that do this kind of service? > >Thanks >Brad Soe When I checked into doing this I found it was about the same price to buy a new SE/30 than upgrade my superdrive-less SE. I was buying my SE/30 at an educational discount. BTW I love the SE/30. Kyle Murdock
ech@cbnewsk.att.com (ned.horvath) (11/16/90)
From article <2386@excelan.COM>, by bradley@ka.excelan.com (Brad Soe): > I wanted to know if it is possible to replace the mother board in an SE > and upgrade it to an SE/30. Does Apple provide this kind of service? > Does anybody know any reputable dealers that do this kind of service? Yep. Used to cost around $1800, but for all I know the price has dropped along with a lot of others recently. A baboon with ten thumbs and a torx wrench can do the upgrade in half an hour, and I've got the SE/30 and hair on the backs of my hands to prove it. The typical Apple Dealer tech can probably come close to that time :-) but will likely bill you for an hour's labor anyway. If they want more than that, ask if you can watch... You actually have to take the SE completely apart, but since there are only a half-dozen or so parts, this is no big deal. If your SE has two floppies, you're going to wind up with a spare: the SE/30 only has one internal floppy connector. My local Heath/Zenith dealer sold me a box for $30 I could put my second floppy in to convert it to an external. Hope that helps. =Ned Horvath=
boris@world.std.com (Boris Levitin) (11/18/90)
murdock@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (Jon Kyle Murdock) writes: >In article <2386@excelan.COM> bradley@ka.excelan.com (Brad Soe) writes: >>I wanted to know if it is possible to replace the mother board in an SE >>and upgrade it to an SE/30. Does Apple provide this kind of service? >>Does anybody know any reputable dealers that do this kind of service? >> >>Thanks >>Brad Soe >When I checked into doing this I found it was about the same price to buy a >new SE/30 than upgrade my superdrive-less SE. I was buying my SE/30 at >an educational discount. BTW I love the SE/30. What do you mean? The educational price for an SE=>SE/30 motherboard swap (w/o SuperDrive) is around $1,000.
jhex_ltd@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Jeff "Ashton" Hexter) (11/19/90)
In <1990Nov18.094052.6792@world.std.com> boris@world.std.com (Boris Levitin) writes: >murdock@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (Jon Kyle Murdock) writes: >>In article <2386@excelan.COM> bradley@ka.excelan.com (Brad Soe) writes: >>>I wanted to know if it is possible to replace the mother board in an SE (some stuff deleted) >>>Brad Soe >>When I checked into doing this I found it was about the same price to buy a >>new SE/30 than upgrade my superdrive-less SE. I was buying my SE/30 at >>an educational discount. BTW I love the SE/30. >What do you mean? The educational price for an SE=>SE/30 motherboard swap >(w/o SuperDrive) is around $1,000. Where is the price that low? I've been dying to upgrade for a while, but here at the U of R the price is $1315!!!! (no way I can afford that... :( ) Jeff -- What is Cognitive Science? A better | Mcmcmcmcmcmcmcmcmcmcmcmcmcmcmc question is what ISN'T Cognitive Science! | mcmcmcmcmcmcmcmcmcmcmcmcmc... jhex_ltd@cc.rochester.edu | Jeff Hexter University of Rochester Apple Student Representative AOL: JeffHex