Ok, looks like I need to find out how to disassemble and clean the drive. I don't have the right screwdriver to remove the case, but I'll get one.
An update, however. Maybe it was just a bit jammed from long time lack of use (I'm not the first owner), but after popping a disk in there a few more times, I do hear spinning now, but instead of reading the disk, it'll say it's unreadable and offer to format it. I also hear some clicking with some of the disks I put in, but other times not. These are disks that are totally fine on my Mac SE and Performa 575. Does that seem to confirm that it just needs a cleaning? Connection-wise it seems to be doing ok and it'll even auto-eject the disks back out now. It just won't read them. Thanks for your input. On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 2:42 AM, Alexander Krause <[email protected]> wrote: > > Is the internal cable connected to the system? > > > It has to be. Otherwise the drive would not automatically insert the > disk. > > Am I wrong? > > Maybe, the cable is broken!? > > > Is there a guide somewhere that shows how to properly clean a mac > > floppy drive? > > Well, I dont't know, but you simply have to disassemble the drive and > clean it from all dust and so on. You mustn't put any oil in there. > You can take some photos after each step so you know what you've done. > > That's what I would do if I were in your situation. > > -- Alex > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
