Mac Quadra 650 being refurbished: I got some Hayes SmartFax software on floppy disk partly in order to test the floppy drive. I inserted the 1.4 floppy into the drive, and the OS 8 recognized the disk, created an icon on the desktop and opened a window so I could see the contents (an installer and a readme file). There was no "access" light coming from the drive itself.
Installation was unsuccessful, but that's another issue. When I tried to eject the disk (from the Special menu, with the disk icon selected) OS 8 ground the gears in the drive, removed the icon from the desktop, then ground some more and replaced it. The floppy did not eject. I tried shutting down the machine, but again the floppy remained inside the drive. After an Internet search I found a posting suggesting using a paperclip inserted into the small hole below the drive. I tried that, with the machine off, but could not dislodge the disk. I'm not familiar with this style of drive; all the ones I've seen have an eject button, so I'm wondering what to do. Dismantle, of course, but then what? Thanks for your assistance, Charles Hudson -- -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of 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 vintage-macs@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Vintage Macs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
