Well, I'm guess the answer is NO, as I hooked up an external 800k floppy drive and it didn't work, even with a bootable 400k floppy inserted.
Are the ROMs on the 512k upgradeable to make it use 800k floppy drives? Aside from using ROMs from a 512ke (I don't have one), could I upgrade the ROMs with the ROMs from a Plus, perhaps? If not, what are my options here or am I stuck trying to find a working 400k floppy drive somewhere? Thanks, Nat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Compact Macs" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 1:53 PM Subject: 800k vs. 400k floppy drives > Hey list. > > I have a Macintosh 512k with a dead floppy (400k) drive. > > I do not have access to a replacement 400k floppy. I do, however, have a > closet full of working 800k floppy drives. Can I replace the internal 400k > floppy drive on the 512k with an 800k drive and have the computer just see > it and use it as a 400k drive? Does this work, or will an 800k floppy not > function when treated as a 400k drive? > > Thanks, > Nat > > > -- > Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
