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# Enter the hex code shown below the Sad Mac icon. Compact Macs (128K, 512K, Plus) display a single six-digit code; everything from the SE onwards uses two lines of eight hex digits.
# Enter the hex code shown below the Sad Mac icon. Compact Macs (128K, 512K, Plus) display a single six-digit code; everything from the SE onwards uses two lines of eight hex digits.
# Click '''Decode'''. For RAM-fault classes you'll also see a board diagram with the failing chip(s) highlighted in red.
# Click '''Decode'''. For RAM-fault classes you'll also see a board diagram with the failing chip(s) highlighted in red.
# Click '''▶ Play this machine's Chime of Death''' to hear a synthesised approximation of the audio that machine produces alongside the Sad Mac. Compact Macs (128K through Plus) are silent on failure and will show a notice instead.
# Click '''▶ Play this machine's Chime of Death''' to hear the audio that machine produces alongside the Sad Mac. Compact Macs (128K through Plus) are silent on failure and will show a notice instead.


== What the codes mean ==
== What the codes mean ==