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NeXTstation Teardown

Device	NeXTStation
Difficulty	Moderate
Time	No estimate
Steps	13

This guide is by Chris Green on iFixit and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0. ByteRot mirrors it for non-commercial preservation: formatting changed and photos resized for old browsers; full-size photos and the text are on the FTP in /DOCS/REPAIR. Original guide >>

NeXT Computer was founded in October of 1985 when Steve Jobs was forced out of Apple by John Scully. He started NeXT as a high-end computer company targeted at the University/Scientist/Computing Industry. NeXT only ever released , the NeXTStation, and The NeXTCube, in different variations. NeXT computers were high-end workstation computers, and only a few thousand were ever sold. The NeXTStation featured a, though the Turbo NeXTStation featured a68040. There were color and non-color variations of the NeXTStation. The world's first web server was created by Tim Berners-Lee, at CERN on a NeXTCube. NeXT computers were used to make games like Doom, and Wolfenstein. This is my&W NeXTStation. Mac OS X Is based off of NeXTStep, the NeXT OS.

Tools: Phillips #00 Screwdriver

Step 1

• The NeXTStation, this is a great addition to any computer collection.

Step 2

• Turn the NeXTStation around, and remove this screw:
• Then, lift the top cover of the computer. This will reveal the guts.
• The ports from left to right: SCSI2, Keyboard & Mouse, DSP Port, DB-19(MegaPixel Display), DB-9(Serial), RJ-45(Ethernet), Coaxial (10b2 Ethernet), Power
• I find notes in everything!

Step 3

• Removing the hard drive:
• The NeXTStation uses a 50-Pin SCSI Hard Drive up to 4GB.
• Remove all of the cables from the logic board.

Step 4

• Then remove this screw.
• Once the screw is removed, pivot the drive up on a 45 Degree angle, then slide it out.

Step 5

• The Hard Drive & Caddy

Step 6

• Removing the floppy disk drive:
• The NeXTStation uses a non-standard 2.88MB 3.5" floppy drive, though it uses the standard floppy connector.
• Remove the floppy cable.
• Then, remove this screw.

Step 7

• Then, just like the hard drive, pivot the drive up 45 degrees, and pull it out.

Step 8

• Removing the fan:
• Remove this connector.
• Remove these screws.
• Remove the fan.

Step 9

• Removing the logic board:
• Remove the power supply connector. Just lift it straight up, and it should come free.
• Remove this screw.

Step 10

• Lift the end of the logic board(away from the ports), and slide it away from the ports.
• Now, set the board aside.

Step 11

• Power Supply:
• Remove this screw.
• Lift the power supply up, and out.

Step 12

• The Logic Board Overview:
• The Board has a 25Mhz Motorola 68040 CPU, This board features a ton of chips for something made nearly 20 years ago.
• The CPU: Motorola XC68040RC25
• The Co-Procesor: MB610313
• Motorola Chips
• Intel Chips
• AMD Chips (Intel and AMD In the same computer?)
• Fujitsu Chips

Step 13

• Made in the USA, you don't see this anymore.
• The Serial #
• Looks like my NeXTStation came from WilTel.
• It is model # N1100

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