What length would you suggest? I have the ability to purchase a bit at the local hardware store, and could probably weld it to a shaft easily enough
On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 9:00 PM, Abel Ortiz Monasterio <[email protected]> wrote: > It is a Torx 15 but you really need a very long one, you will have to get it > at a specialty store, most likeley. I had our mechanic weld me one together. > > > > On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 8:57 PM, Christian Wacker <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> thanks. >> I had an idea as I was about to send this, I have a Scsi to IDE >> adapter that I pulled from an iMac (Allowed a SCSI CDrom and an IDE >> drive to use the same cable) would that allow me to use an IDE drive? >> 2nd thing: what size and length of Torx drive would be suggested to open >> this? >> >> On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 8:45 PM, Derek Morton <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > The 6100 drive should work fine (50 pin SCSI) & supported systems are >> > 6.0.7 >> > to 7.5.5 >> > per - http://support.apple.com/kb/SP198 >> > Derek >> > On Apr 14, 2009, at 8:38 PM, Wolf wrote: >> > >> > Macintosh Classic starts at System 6 and ends with System 7 >> > >> > On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 5:26 AM, Brad McCartney <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> I believe you can go sys. 7.1 up to 9.2.2 on a classic. I'm running 8.6 >> >> on >> >> a Performa 6400/180 >> >> >> >> On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 8:23 PM, Christian Wacker >> >> <[email protected]> >> >> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> I have a Mac Classic, who's hard disk has died recently. I have a >> >>> 250mb SCSI IBM 3.5" drive that I pulled from a 6100 where the system >> >>> board components had started seperating from the system board, causing >> >>> the system to stop working (Unless weight was applied to the >> >>> componenets that had de-soldered) >> >>> >> >>> Before I spend the small amount of money and time on my Classic, to >> >>> get a long enough torx driver to open the case, and the time even >> >>> opening it, would I be able to use the drive with the Classic, and >> >>> what OS would be suggested? I can get up to system 10.2 from my >> >>> repository, even though i know that 10.x won't run >> > >> > >> > > >> > >> >> > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
