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From: dml@wam.umd.edu (Douglas M. Lindsey )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
Subject: Model 30-8086 replacement parts.
Message-ID: <1991May20.015223.14914@wam.umd.edu>
Date: 20 May 91 01:52:23 GMT
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My PS/2 Model 30 (original, 8086-based), recently suffered damage to the serial
port as a result of a lightning strike to the telphone lines.  I ran diags on
it, and got the cheery "Replace System Unit" message.  

The floppy drives in the computer have been flaky for some time, and I recall
reading that there is little hope of finding replacement 720K drives of the
same type.  Does that also mean that it will be difficult or impossible to 
find a replacement motherboard for the machine from IBM or from somewhere
else?  Do I have any real hope of salvaging this machine, or should I bite
the bullet and begin looking for a replacement?  It seems theoretically 
possible that I might be able to upgrade it to a 30-286 with a replacement
motherboard and two new floppies.  Has anyone done this, and do you have
any estimates on how much it might cost?  Any advice would be appreciated.


								-Doug


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