Macintosh SE Restoration and SD-2-SCSI upgrade

[@LGR]

Man, these restorations are supremely satisfying. I've got one of those Floppy Emu devices you showed at 16:20, it's a great little investment for all sorts of Apple machines!

[@moonbeam112]

Lazy Game Reviews how has nobody replied to lgr? also these restorations are supemely satisfying

[@mountains121000]

Lazy Game Reviews you seem familiar... I feel like I’ve seen you in blue television games

[@deadkefir]

Lazy Game Reviews and i think Druaga1 also has one of those.

[@trafficracer124]

Lazy Game Reviews I like old computers :D

[@TopazTK]

OMG Someone knows Druaga1. It would be good if The 8-Bit Guy was actually aware of him [Dunno if he is, but still.] Druaga1 can show David say, how does he write all sorts of Mac Floppies and solve most issues David has, and of course, vice-versa.

[@ILikeStyx]

Definitely smart to warn people about the possibility of a high voltage discharge from the CRT...

[@trashcarfj45]

If he didn’t they would learn the hard way

[@noahhunt871]

If he didnt they would be dead lol

[@UnclBerry]

12yrs on yt

[@johnwhitmore3956]

It's a black-and-white, so there's no shadow mask (that's why color CRTs have high charge storage). The probe-with-grounded-screwdriver and mounting a drain wire is still recommended.

[@UnclBerry]

@From the Soil thanks?

[@aurance]

I never realized just how soothing it is to watch someone restore old computers.

[@loughkb]

I used to service these back in the early 90's. One other thing you want to look at on these old macs is the analog board. Specifically, the solder connections under the flyback transformer. They used to crack around the pins from the heat and screens would flicker and go dark. I never worked on one that didn't need those connections reflowed.

[@PotatoFi]

I just bought a Macintosh SE with a screen that doesn't work (eBay). I'm hoping that the brightness is turned down, or it's the problem you described.

[@PotatoFi]

It ended up a broken leg at component L1 on the analog board!

[@ahah1785]

wow even back then macs had heat issues and planned obsolescence in mind...amazing...

[@weeardguy]

@@ahah1785 There was no such thing as planned obsolescence back then. Computers were far too expensive in those times to deliberately choose B-grade components or cut corners in the design in such a way a suitable component would be stressed towards its SOA's. Bad solder joints around pins from the flyback transformers due to heat was a rather common issue in those days. Flyback transformers just ran rather warm and at some point, the solder will give. Many TV's suffered the same problem.

[@alainportant6412]

@@weeardguy the solder connections under the flyback transformer

[@chaseratliff5743]

Never been much of a PC/electronic enthusiast but I can’t stop watching these restorations. It’s nice to learn about old school electronics like this and you explain everything so nicely and straightforward.

[@Jordio]

So glad I wasn't the only one that jumped when he popped the CRT cap off LOL

[@DougAraujo]

man i almost died when he did that

[@mryan89]

Relax, it's way less dangerous than people seem to think. The worst you'll get is a nasty shock.

[@susancorgi]

yes yes hahahaha

[@un_simp1127]

same

[@christophergalitis6713]

i almost shit my pants

[@mildgrooveon]

"oi, the guy is out there massaging cream on his computer parts again." - a concerned neighbour

[@jnmarketing108]

LMFAO 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@gerald4027]

@@vek7933.That explains it.The sheep in Texas ware chastity belts.

[@charredsteak6367]

XD

[@charredsteak6367]

Tim Walker I think you need a full 10 minute explanation of what a joke is.

[@GenNuki]

"This is my computer, I can do whatever I want with it." - David in response

[@walkthelineable]

Imagine in 30 years time, 8-bit guy restoring the very device your watching this on in present day, as an antiquated system. From your mind i suppose!

[@oscarvch]

walkthelineable the 64-bit guy

[@nathantaylor2026]

Wow. My computer will be 40 yrs old then. (Apple OS support for Mojave is amazing, even though my computer isn't technically supported being a mid 2009 MacBook Pro.

[@Fearagen]

Year: 2049 8-bit guy: Here we have an old ancient rtx 2080 gaming build from 30 years ago. It does run an old operating system called windows 10. So lets see if we can restore this old machine to brand new condition.

[@ThomasFarquhar2]

My Nokia will never die

[@mehdimos8497]

at the time he is not 8-bit guy anymore he is upgraded to 8-Gig guy

[@ericleonhuertamanzanilla4262]

What I admired is the candid way you present your original hypothesis and that you found it was not true. It is a huge learning lesson, not just about the incompatible card, but your professional way to present it. Telling others something does not work is a huge contribution to someone interested in something similar.

[@vegantoclafane]

I can watch your videos and listen to your explanations for hours. You are one of the nicest and friendliest persons on KZbin.

[@the8-bitnerd712]

its odd that the two best nerds on youtube live so close to each other

[@SpearM3064]

Three, if you count the guy he took that C128 to.

[@MP-Fin]

Ever heard of Techmoan? Way out in the UK?

[@markwilliammandigers1001]

TECHMOAN, thought he is more an audio guy, like his vid's

[@MP-Fin]

Mark William Mandigers good point :)

[@MeniscusKing]

LGR is pretty great as well

[@shreeharibharadwaj9531]

the suction cup pop scared me

[@oldgoodrandomroutine]

s a me D:

[@piplup2009]

CALL ME ASG same, good job it wasn't in 3d

[@shreeharibharadwaj9531]

hahaha

[@shreeharibharadwaj9531]

ikr is was a bot spooky

[@pedrovieira8602]

It's was like a jump scare XD

[@VirtualRobotsRevolt]

I have proof the SCSI2SD card works in a Mac SE. I have done it. Mine didn't work either until changed the name of the drive to "seagate" and a few other options. Also I booted up the machine first with floppies then formatted the drive within System 6. You can't (at least with mine) simply drag and drop files to the sd card. The way I'm able to get files onto the Mac SE and upload to my pc is through ADTpro with use of my Apple IIGS and the 3.5 floppy drive. Also make sure the files are good for transfer relabeling them from ".disk" to ".po". I'm able to make floppy images for it using minimac emulator.

[@PrimeTF]

Hopefully when his Mac SE SCSI dies again, he'll see this message.

[@ChrisNova777]

i wouldnt call that "working" sorry; if u cant drag + drop files thats pretty useless imho

[@MrDegsy69]

Virtual Robots Revolt that is a pretty valid solution. Apple tended to lock down all their 68000 macs with ROM protection chips. Their own branded SCSI drives would be no exception to this rule. I remember once getting a third party SCSI optical CD drive to work with a res edit script hack.

[@VirtualRobotsRevolt]

@@ChrisNova777 its on flash memory now which can last a ton longer and far more reliable than a spinning hard disk drive.

[@danielm6507]

The SE was my first computer at 4 years old, got it back in the 90s when it was already dated, and kept it to this day. I've been hesitant to dive into the rabbit hole of restoration, but you and Action Retro etc have motivated me to dive in.. Thanks for all the effort that goes into making these videos.

[@enshk79]

Dude. You are like the coolest nerd on KZbin. So much respect!

[@stephensnell5707]

You prune,cooling people a nerd is not nice

[@ModernVintageGamer]

great video as always David! one tip i for discharging a crt. i wouldn't trust an alligator clip to hold on the screwdriver, i usually remove the alligator clip and wrap wire around the screwdriver. I've been bitten when the clip came off the screwdriver in the past :\

[@stephensnell5707]

You should have more trust

[@jorgemtds]

Even though the project didn't turn out as expected I loved the entire process.

[@PatWizard]

You know you're pro when you have sheets of aluminum "lying around"

[@benammiswift]

and a wife that just happens to have tooling to help bend metal hahaha, that's something to aspire to

[@benammiswift]

@Alan hughes I mean, last I checked, Aluminium was a metal

[@benammiswift]

@Alan hughes Granted Ali is quite easy to bend if it's not work hardened

[@RogerBarraud]

@@benammiswift In NZ we train cows to beat it with rubber mallets. We call the resulting product Moo-hammered Ali.

[@DirectorsGarage]

This is long, but here goes: I've been working on an SE/30 restoration. My machine has a perfect motherboard with no leaking capacitors and a highly valued ethernet card. Your video has inspired me to go all the way on restoring the case, keyboard, and mouse with a peroxide solution. It's not surprising that you're having a nightmare putting software on that SD card. It's painful since HFS isn't supported by any machine after Jaguar. Don't ask how I know! I'm sure you know old software is available at a number of sites for free (my favorite price). Getting software installed was a painful step-by-step process. I had a modern Mac to download the basic drivers for upgrading the system-- but you have to write them to an IBM formatted floppy, which obliterates the file name. It's a roll the dice scenario whether the System 7 software can figure out what to do. Some files work, others, notsomuch. I tried networking a modern MacPro to the SE/30. It would log on fine, but again, HFS left the internal drive unreadable and unwritable. Darn it. But I did get the drivers to load a Zip drive-- which ups your content to 100MB and speeds things along. I dug out an old Yosemite G3 Mac, but it had no drive and the internal battery had exploded. A clean up and new battery got it working. I cannibalized an old external IDE drive and installed OS 9.2 from an old CD installer-- surprised I still had it. The G3 talks to the SE/30 with no problem over FTP, but it's not very fast at file transfers. That's where the Zip drive becomes invaluable. OS 9.2 is better at navigating the internet than OS 7, but many pages fail to load since Java is ancient on these machines. But an open source community retrofitted Mozilla for OS 9, called Classzilla. Viola! Downloads are pouring in-- over to zip-- over to the SE/30. Done. Because the G3 has USB native, I suspect loading up your flash drive should be done on an OS 9 machine. I'm not done yet. I have a flakey power cable to the hard drive. I need to locate a replacement with the proper pins. I'm interested in some of your friend's upgrades. They look like fun-- or a pain-- if you're into that kind of thing.

[@alhartman66]

One trick to transfer files from a PC to a Mac is to use a Mac Emulator on the PC (Fusion PC or SoftMac from Emulators Inc, Executor from ARDI, or Sheepshaver and Basilisk II), use Stuffit to compress the files into an archive that preserves the Macintosh file attributes, and then you can use HFV Explorer to copy the archive from the hard disk image the Emulator uses onto a PC floppy and transfer that to your Mac.

[@beansama7752]

You just reminded me that my cousin has an Atari Jaguar (which worked perfectly fine!) I'm not sure if he still has it but I may ask him!

[@RogerBarraud]

HFS is completely irrelevant. The Mac is trying to format it from scratch and failing. Something more basic is wrong there. Either the adaptor board isn't lying about the drive type properly - and the Mac rejects it - or quite likely the SCSI controller chip is B0rked. BTW I note that David didn't replace any electrolytic caps on the board :-/

[@timgore829]

Oh the hours I spent on my SE. You brought back great memories.

[@Egeexyz]

SD-to-SCSI? That is awesome. I had no idea these things existed

[@TopazTK]

Even SD-2-IEC Exists.

[@schubutz]

I so need this for my old Akai Multitrack...

[@Geopholus]

Now there is an interesting idea! Then again isn't it easier to just get a new virtual multitrack (software) that runs on a ne er computer for about $300? Do You have a lot of old projects in some kind of unique format , that you would have to transfer out of the Akai in real time? What format does the Akai use to record?

[@BrainSlugs83]

They make IDE ones too! (A lot of folks are using the Compact Flash adapters; but they totally make SD card ones too, which are just plain better, IMHO).

[@user-ro1cc8tz6d]

Hi egee! Lets benchmark kde in this

[@AbraxasTheSecond]

Typo at 4:58. "Postive" instead of "Positive". I also just want to say these videos are of great quality and are in general awesome!

[@isaacandersen1]

My grandparents have one of these that works completely fine, I feel like doing some preemptive maintenance next time I’m there.

[@jrmorgan123]

I serviced Mac SEs when they were new and tons of other CRT based computers and monitors. Your method for discharging the CRT is sound and I like that you demonstrated how to do it. Another tip you didn't mention: remove ALL jewelry (wedding rings, etc) whenever working with high voltage. Things get really fun when you have to make picture adjustments with the system on.

[@PaulKostrzewa]

Your attention to even the smallest of details never ceases to amaze me... I admire your thoroughness!

[@shafayet.1]

2:44 Wow, that battery is ancient. How amazing. "Anyway, I ordered a new one on eBay for $8." ._.

[@ThomasFarquhar2]

._.

[@lukeonuke]

.o.

[@jesse_cantcook]

I had that same reaction lol ._.

[@fribigy47]

._.

[@MannoulaZ]

Lol

[@Landrew0]

Steve Jobs' ghost is making sure you can't use old Macs, so you'll have to buy a new one.

[@beedslolkuntus2070]

Paradoxical Nightmare lol nicely written😂

[@brian4waste]

Paradoxical Nightmare yup, business is business.

[@Pommezul]

No problem at all, just buy a new one for only US$ 3999.99, it is a bargain.

[@AarmOZ84]

It doesn't have a grin so you know that isn't Steve's Macintosh.

[@darexm]

I've had experience with this exact issue and managed to get my Quantum HDD working by holding it by my side and swirling it fast clockwise then anti-clockwise. You may need to perform this multiple times to free up the motor. It will free up the bearing and if there’s a valid OS install it should boot. There was a firmware update you could burn to the Eprom back in the late 80s that addressed this issue.

[@RogerBarraud]

How? Parking the drive properly before the power went right down? Very hard to believe that wasn't a standard feature.

[@MrDegsy69]

Roger Barraud he would not be able to do any of the following if the head was stuck to the platter? He was simply freeing up a stiff motor bearing by making the platter jerk through forced enertia. Believe me a head crash sticks like shit to a blanket and involves opening the drive in a filtered air clean room conditions to allow you to spin the platter counter clockwise from the hub whilst you gently pull the head assembly clear with some sort of hook. The drive is in logan time after this and should be recovered ASAP.

[@henrymonroy9533]

I really enjoy your attention to the details. Shows a passion for your pass time.

[@xTechnoPhoenix]

Hey 8-Bit-Guy I just wanted to say thank you for your videos. It really calms me down after a hard day of work to watch you doing a restoration. Please keep going.

[@NoobaGutt]

wow, i love the fact that you are uploading new vids much faster now.

[@The8BitGuy]

Well, to be fair.. I've been working on these last two videos over the course of the last 2 weeks.

[@gplechuckiii]

it's been over a year and a half, time to finish this project.

[@Connie_TinuityError]

4 years now

[@cheasea]

You, Sir, are a top level nerd. You, Sir, must be really fun to hang out with. Thanks for all the great videos.

[@freddaniali]

David is a genius! One of the best retro techs that I have ever seen!

[@SkyGameZZZZ]

I like that you are restoring the old classics You are a good person for restoring old classics

[@SMVvids]

No need to Replace the Hard Drive. When I got my '87 SE, it only booted off of a floppy. I accidentally ran into a door frame with it, and voila, the Hard drive began to work again.

[@SpearM3064]

Those of us in the 'tech trade call that "Percussive Maintenance". Give it a few hard whacks until it works. Probably the hard drive was like the brakes on a car that's been sitting for a few months... the head had "locked up", and the collision with the door frame knocked it loose.

[@SonicHacki]

SpearM3064 Yeah, some HDDs have a stiction problems.

[@SpearM3064]

I've got an HDD that won't work because of stiction unless you turn it on its side. Then it works perfectly. (Fortunately, I use it in a hot-swappable external drive housing that just happens to be designed to stand on its side.)

[@fordmavericksosx3569]

Lol that's cool! Does anyone sell hard drives for old Macs anymore?

[@SonicHacki]

Ford Mavericks OS X yes, but it's going to be costly and may not be worth it, as those drives are getting old and more unreliable. Which is the main reason why David wanted to switch to a SCSI-SD adapter.

[@defalt45]

Uh... Isn't the SD card's write-protection lock enabled?

[@somethingoriginal987]

Eh.

[@Twometer]

I think it is... look 1:03

[@compzac]

Problem, the computer locked up on a compact flash solution as well, then theres that he was able to write an OS using Apple Pie baker and it still locked up, the write protect would have prevented that, and compact flash card dont have write protect tabs.

[@itepk0522]

Yeah. That could be the problem.

[@wojciechkuske242]

No physical protection inside card. Write protection is just signal for card reader. So it can be ignored on port side.

[@catlover10192]

"Attaches just like an old vacuum tube" Well, it is an old vacuum tube. CRTs are just a very specialized application of the same technology.

[@mannys9130]

Sorta kinda. A CRT is an electron gun that's aimed across the screen very quickly by magnetic field coils. Vacuum tubes in the traditional sense do accelerate electrons that are boiled off the cathode, but they just use grids and screens and no complex aiming or phosphorescence is involved at all. The magic eye tubes would be the natural intermediate between say, a pentode and a CRT.

[@CTMKD]

Did both of you think he didn't know this?

[@nemoskull2262]

i am alwasy impressed at the quality of work in restoring this stuff.

[@TechNerd51]

I love how creative you are with the intros!

[@GeorgeWilkins]

Jump scare at 5:39. I actually jumped.

[@sergiomanxeraa]

Yeah, me too

[@tylerhottes6760]

sergiomanxeraa not me! I wasn't gonna jump!

[@MarshallMathersthe7th]

Lol, glad im not the only one.

[@Jono953]

XD me too

[@Bruno-hd9qo]

BigStarGamer I was expecting an explosion or something lol

[@ZeroG84]

I got to around 13 minutes and was thinking... Did he remove the write protection from the SD-card. :O

[@zapoww]

you got me to think the same thing :O

[@TopazTK]

if he didn't, he wouldn't be able to bake it with PiBaker.

[@Noname-hj3wo]

Oh... my... god....

[@OopsieGoopsie]

i've done that before, it sucks.

[@dracodrago]

Maybe he could check the read/write switch and check a new SD card?

[@whoeveriam0iam14222]

why is this so entertaining? it's literally a guy cleaning an old pc XD similar to pressure washing I guess

[@danibanani15]

whoeveriam0iam14222 idk why it is so entertaining. maby you like stuff like this

[@Kspcs909]

whoeveriam0iam14222 exactly :Q__

[@knutove626]

Well. It is the way everything is represented that is so nice and tidy.

[@TNX255]

Well at least I had never seen inside an old Macintosh SE, let alone tried to get a SCSI to SD -adapter working on one.

[@MarshallMathersthe7th]

Because.. its the 8-bit guy.. he is entertaining in itself you know, no matter, as long as it is computer stuff.

[@theoveranalysticjake378]

I don't know why, but this is one of my favorite videos of The 8-Bit Guy.

[@BollingHolt]

I have just ordered a Macintosh II and a Macintosh SE to add to my projects. As far as the SE is concerned, thanks for doing all the hard work yourself first so I'll have a guide to follow. ;)

[@DarrenD777]

THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS AND ALL THE OTHER REFURB PROJECTS YOU DO! This takes me back to when I was in my 20's and I used to hang out at a friend of the family who's dad was a doctor and he let me use their Mac and the internet (back in the mid-90's it was still dial up LOL (no, I don't think they didn't had a DSL line)). They had a Mac that looked similar to this one (with MYST no less) until a few years later they bought a newer model with a COLOR SCREEN! LOL. Man! That Mac was soooo cool! Thanks again man! And KEEP GOING!! Woohoo!

[@TechDeals]

I love these videos, thank you for uploading, I watched every minute of it!

[@joakimsveenflatten4749]

I was born in 2001 and the oldest pc i have used was one from around 1998 i think, it's so cool to see all these old computers and stuff!

[@joakimsveenflatten4749]

ikr! I love these kinds of videos

[@sebastienberger2890]

Youe are so young! You are born after the 911?

[@joakimsveenflatten4749]

No, i was born in june 2001

[@joakimsveenflatten4749]

wtf!? It looks like a bubble xD

[@joakimsveenflatten4749]

I have tried both ps1 and ps2 and i must say i think they are awesome!

[@altra972]

I love these old electronic restoration videos you do. Thanks for the very well put together video!

[@wakaziar9373]

This has got to be the most enjoyable thing to watch on the Internet

[@THEtechknight]

Ive worked on dozens of macs over the years, with modern storage as well as original storage. I have found that Lido is your best bet, next being silverlining. I use an SE with a SCSI2SD without issue. Just so your aware. YOU HAVE TO KEEP YOUR PARTITIONS 1.8GB or under! or it will NOT work.

[@fezdetritus]

I agree with this. I have an original SE (low density version) which I have used with the AztecMonster CF to SCSI adapter, the SCSI2SD (older version with the red board), and also the Floppy Emu. All work fine. I always initialize with Lido, and use 1 gb CF and SD cards.

[@jjdigitalvideosolutionsllc5343]

Classic Amiga's have a similar partition size limit of 4GB. Various upgrades and patches have broken the 4GB barrier but if you are starting from scratch, it's something to keep in mind.

[@icwiz]

10:10 Why not use a hot glue gun? That would seem to be less of a pain.

[@The8BitGuy]

I've had less than stellar experience with hot glue.. It is good for certain applications, though.

[@pinfarmer]

icwiz hot snot is bad

[@ameliagrex767]

Jacob Helton sally beauty salon

[@lixielabs]

I wouldn't - the heat inside the machine can probably soften it enough to break the bond.

[@dave4shmups]

Where did you get that Apple shirt? It's really cool!

[@TheComputerGuy96]

After that talk about electrocution, 5:40 made me jump.

[@piplup2009]

theComputerGuy96 I thought there was going to be a big spark so I jumoed

[@Bobvanksy]

Would be kinda sureal if he actually uploaded and edited the video after an electrocution. "We'll that didn't go as planned, I was knocked out for several hours and lost motor control on my right side, we'll deal with that later, luckily the screen still seem to function..."

[@vicr123]

I think the screen would be the least of his problems :)

[@yourlocalkirby]

Victor Tran oh hey

[@vicr123]

Rasmus Olle Hello :)

[@brianbaker6534]

I know The 8-Bit Guy has over a million subscribers but he is still very underrated and I am so glad I found his channel

[@Bagabani998]

Watching these teardown videos, I realise I could be dead right now. I cleaned up an old CRT with a brush, wiping the inside dust with my hand and turning it on from time to time if it still worked.... Thank God I'm ok and I learned how to properly deal with old computers!

[@Zipzeolocke]

I believe this was the Macintosh computer that was used for my elementary school computer labs in the early 1990s. We played a lot of edutainment games on it like math blaster and stuff

[@ljharnish]

I’m surprised no one tries to steal his parts when he retrobrights

[@mannys9130]

What's the street value of a 30 year old yellow piece of obsolete tech plastic covered in oxidizer? 🤔 That might get you like, 1 teeny tiny crystal of meth from a dealer into old tech like that. 🤣

[@nicholasgawler-collins5754]

They'd be more weirded out by what he's doing to the case.

[@IRMacGuyver]

@@mannys9130 It's about tree fiddy

[@MrDegsy69]

Nicholas Gawler he rubs the lotion into the plastic then it gets the hose again! 😂😂😂

[@dark_rei4442]

Just don't live in a ghetto

[@compu85]

Does the SCSI to SD adapter have a terminator built in? Looking at 14:56 I don't see the normal row of resistor networks. Without termination the drive would work somewhat, but have lots of errors. If the SD adapter doesn't have built in termination you could get a SCSI cable with more ports and put a terminator on the end.

[@Geopholus]

I used to work at a school system, keeping a bunch of old Macs (at that time new)late 80's early 90's Plus'es SE 30's Mac ll's etc going. There was always a concern about terminator strips. when using external SCSI devices, . Then one of the students (who later became a software writer at Apple) , said IT DOESN'T MATTER. He never used them. Since that time without terminators, I can't tell any difference. Sometimes theory and practice don't agree. I think the coupling to an external device acts as termination and doesn't matter much, unless there is a long cable run, in which case there is a small time delay in signals due to cable reactance, still not sure it makes a difference.

[@jims6056]

For some reason, I'm loving these videos.

[@AnthonyMalesys]

Damn sir, I just can't stop watching your restoration projects !

[@SpiritedSpy]

While I imagine you live in a great neighborhood, have you ever had any parts stolen during the retrobright process?

[@compzac]

I'd imagine no, first off most people would look at the stuff and even if they knew what it was for, what would they do with it?

[@JaredConnell]

Who would take random pieces of plastic they have no idea what they are covered in some strange chemical?

[@andycraig7734]

It’s Texas. They’d probably die of lead poisoning. Pew pew

[@MohammedMuaawia]

This may sound stupid, but maybe the read lock on the SD card is pushed up

[@PandaBTF]

That's exactly what I was thinking too.

[@ccapwell]

Mohammed Hamza Except when he used the utility to copy over a working SE HD image he didn't have a problem.

[@TorutheRedFox]

The adapter can always push it (that happened to me loads of times with SD cards)

[@blehmeh9889]

One time I couldnt write to an SD even after trying the lock in both positions . . . Stuck it in a friends macbook pro and it suddenly worked flawlessy. SD locks are fucking magic.

[@TorutheRedFox]

_magic_

[@RamLaska]

15:22 the large number of INITs (extensions) and CDEVs (control panels) might be contributing to the lock-up. If it's System 7, you should be able to skip them by holding down left shift. I don't think MacOS 6 had that feature, though. :/

[@RamLaska]

Oh wait, progress bar. That's definitely System 7. Try the left shift technique

[@drayvelharris8348]

you're more professional and knowledgeable than any repair staff at apple

[@gaudimarra4814]

Excellent 8Bit Guy Episodes, Very thorough Work !

[@tohopes]

1:56 Geez, the good old days when Dave Jones would actually tear something down BEFORE turning it on.

[@lolazokekk6765]

I think you mean murray

[@sergeantsucc909]

Dr lol he was talking About eevblog

[@user2C47]

"Don't turn it on, Take it apart!"

[@TheMr77469]

With the amount of Retro Bright you go through for your various projects, I'd imagine the people who run Sally's Beauty Supply are on a first name basis with you?

[@themaritimegirl]

You didn't try the original SCSI hard drive in the other SE?

[@creature_of_fur]

Its probably already dead, so there is no point

[@cadillacjerm760]

computers have always intrigued me, its why im learning to code! Love your videos, esp these old restoration episodes.

[@ntcrwler]

I am starting to love all these modern SD drive replacements and floppy replacements that can give new, more reliable life to our beloved hardware!

[@Dr18Registered]

This is like watching Druaga1. I like it.

[@kunai1362]

supermario18 ayyy Druaga is awesome!

[@Vekkuli001]

Except no weed. Sadly.

[@LuisMorales-xv7yy]

yeah, but no ssd's :( (and taquitos D:)

[@animegamingdude]

I don't think the 8-Bit Guy is a smoker, though...

[@slizer_]

animegamingdude Neither is Druaga

[@TheRedCap]

...you'll see why later You never did explain why you vinyl-taped the bracket

[@jamisynmyst9461]

As a shield for the board from shorting out

[@bradsmith1829]

Best thing to get the black marks off is a magic eraser. They do wonders for marks that are stubborn.

[@kanwar89]

Such a satisfying video. Keep up the good work, 8-Bit guy.

[@imagineaworld]

My grandpa use to fix crt stuff for the neighborhood in the 80s. Man, if he was still here and knew what I was interested in, he would be stoked.

[@Jako1987]

Obsolete geek: You heard what 8-bit guy said! Time to do some retrobright action! 😎

[@ItsFoxBit]

2:49 That battery costed almost as much as the Mac itself 😂

[@jenniferhart559]

Max Davis 8 bit guy got the mac at a yard sale for $10, and then got it a new battery for $8.

[@MrBioniclefan1]

FoxBitExtra lol I know right

[@lumin7054]

@@FoxSock costs

[@GAIUSJAKE]

I wish i could get a mac like tgat for 10 bucks (se, plus, classic) all of those are good.

[@El_Guapo74]

Didn't see you wearing a Commodore shirt during the C128 video :(

[@The8BitGuy]

I have one.. but it was in the laundry on that day.

[@wingracer1614]

"Gutter, what is this? You're wearing the shirt of the band you're going to see? Don't be that guy!"

[@I8UrSanwich]

The 8-Bit Guy Hey the8-bitguy I have a FloppyEmu like you described at the end of your video. If you would like to borrow it to test out your Macintosh SE or for later videos, I am willing to send it to you as long as you pay for shipping and return it back to me when you're finished.

[@CantankerousDave]

wingracer 16 PCU quote, very nice.

[@wingracer1614]

I quote that movie constantly. Especially back when I lived with a double music major. Anytime I recognized a piece of music that she didn't, I would have to break out the "you are aware that there was music made before 1989? You're a music major" line on her. And then or course there's: MEAT TOSSER! Hey Butlicks. Remember me? uhh, I didn't exhale. And the all time greatest line ever: "Could you blow me where the pampers is?" "She knows, she knows"

[@mickeymouse12678]

Your restoration vids are some of my favorite on your channel. Though I get that they take a hell of a lot of time and effort. Thanks for sharing!

[@stephensnell5707]

You mean favourite

[@Terd2402]

I was looking up the Gameboy advance since I've been wanting to purchase one. I've been feeling very nostalgic. Anyway, your videos showed up on my recommend and they're great! So much attention to detail with really good camera and voice over work. Keep up the great work!

[@alastairbarkley6572]

"Working on CRTs is generally safe.." David, at least two generations of TV repairmen worked on HUGE cathode ray sets with pretty much zero fatalities. And, if you're old enough, you'll even remember the days when TV guys actually came to your house and fixed sets whilst squatting awkwardly in difficult corners of your living room. Safely. It's all a matter of training and respect for danger. Like avoiding big charged capacitors and the tube's EHT supply. Here in the UK, the professional electric group that consistently records NO fatalities is the one that services, installs and repairs super-high voltage transmission lines. Two million volts HVDC isn't very forgiving. Most deaths happen with corner-cutting factory electricians working on 440v three phase systems. Even with the stupidity of the average citizen, the lower voltage domestic 240v kills remarkably few.

[@RogerBarraud]

Absolute Bollocks. 230VAC will kill you very, VERY dead if you hook yourself to it the "right" way.

[@riso9059]

@@RogerBarraud he never said that 240v wouldnt kill you dumbass

[@galacticgaminghd1859]

Macintosh SE: *exists* Iphone SE: allow me to introduce myself

[@Jones12ax7]

I jjumped out of the chair when the high voltage conector poped out! rsrsr

[@jackilynpyzocha662]

The seller helped me to tell me how to set it up. Easy! It worked right away.

[@TheGraphist83]

Nice work I like that you do restorations with so much details

[@A_Player]

This was uploaded only 4 or so minutes ago. How are people commenting hours ago?

[@Kippykip]

That's what I was thinking

[@Artyom751]

A Player 69 - Patreon donators get to see his videos hours before the rest.

[@TheAlexagius]

patreon early access?

[@bald_engineer]

"Published" isn't the same as "Uploaded."

[@Person-fr5md]

A Player 69 Time zones, possibly.

[@joseph_b319]

You should do a video on your driveway because it seems to be a common character on your videos.

[@morganrussman]

Good grief. :D XD

[@DanielBartholomew]

From the video it looks like you use "Salon Care 40 Volume Creme" for the retro-brightening. Is that correct?

[@The8BitGuy]

Correct.

[@DanielBartholomew]

Awesome. Thank you. And thanks for another awesome video!

[@djjdjdhdbyzsgbsbdbbsh9246]

Daniel Bartholomew 15 hours ago?

[@weeze_the_juice]

are you using just the toner? that stuff comes in 2 parts, the liquid toner and a powder you mix with it, im only seeing you pour toner out.

[@jasonmurawski126]

Daniel Bartholomew yes it is

[@ficklefingeroffate]

I find these restoration videos to be quite pleasing.

[@retrokilroy2506]

These videos NEVER get old

[@aldenmoss4204]

Make sure your SD card isn't in write protect mode.

[@Natalie-ez1zc]

Please change your name.

[@Natalie-ez1zc]

I was drunk when i chose that name xd i'm thinking about changing it to something else

[@prepare2qualify111]

How to know you're a geek: "I just grabbed a spare price of sheet aluminum I had laying around."

[@bpg9992]

Or an engineer more likely I know dozens of geeks who don’t have scrap metal laying about

[@ilpatongi]

If this was Druaga1, the video would be full of incompatibility problems with that SD/SCSI adaptor...

[@maskedmotorsdiy3575]

You sir are a genius. I was using an SE in 1990 with a 19-inch external monitor. It was amusing to see someone's look of amazement and wonder when they first laid eyes on Aldus PageMaker on the big grayscale monitor, doing that desktop publishing thing. "Wow! You can actually see the newspaper page on the screen!"

[@amead78]

I grew up using these computers. It’s good seeing them again.

[@astyrquartz9471]

:bangs fists on table: PART 2 PART 2 PART 2 PART 2

[@Ivyxx..11]

K

[@goeiecool9999]

0:48 Is that the Apple iShirt? Aren't those things like $600?

[@wojciechtechtips1602]

lol

[@julosx]

It looks like the ones Apple Store employees wear if I'm not wrong.

[@JayJohnPaul]

I read iShirt as iShit. I'm like: Whaaaaaaat?

[@oldoldolds]

I love your restore videos

[@markhoulsby359]

Mr. Murray Thank you for this video. The SCSI bus scuttlebutt was especially interesting.

[@Koettnylle]

These videos are so satisfying to watch