Broken Mac SE 30?

Hi everyone,
This is a long shot but worth and ask I feel.
I have managed to find a Mac SE 30 that was going in the trash at work so took it home. The Mac itself does start up but only to a flashing floppy disk icon and nothing more. It looks like it has a floppy disk stuck inside it which the paper clip release doesn't do anything. You am push am entire paper clip trough the hole without hitting a thing.
I have looked online to see what can be done but I still can't find much. From why I found I think the hdd is broken and I can't be sure what's happened to the floppy drive.
Can anyone give me advice of how to get it working again? Or in the event its just a paper weight, then any neat mods I could do to it?
Thanks

You might find some parts or even a dead SE that appears to have collapsed from something other than your problem. Some forums about old Mac hardware have swap and sale sections. Below are some links I have gathered that may help. Good hunting.
http://retromaccast.ning.com/forum/categories/1672786:Category:50/listForCategor y
http://lowendmac.com/lists/swap.html
http://www.gryphel.com/c/buymac/index.html
http://oldermac.hardsdisk.net/oldmac.html#hard
http://www.ccadams.org/se/repair.html
http://www.retrotechnology.com/herbs_stuff/m_plus.html
http://www.ehmac.ca/mac-desktops/91534-vintage-mac-stuff-se-30-powerbook-180c-mo re.html

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