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    What revision of the logic board in a macintosh 128k?

    For 400k drives. I found some weird inconsistencies. My 0A-DV-22 has a top board just like the original Non 22. And works perfectly on 128k A roms. 342-0332-A and 342-02290-A. My other DV-22 has a different top motor board, a newer stepper motor, and has issues with A roms. Both drives are...
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    400k Drive Repair Guide - A Call to Arms!!!!!!

    Thanks for this Info. That website link is gone. Can anybody sum up what it said exactly? I am trying to Archvie more stuff for 400K drives. Very little is out their. I transplanted a head from one 400K drive to another. As I damaged it years ago. I managed to format a couple disks just fine...
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    400K Drive Fails To Initialize 99% Of the Time! But IF successful, will boot from the disk.

    I just realized something. Is their a Head height adjustment screw somewhere? Since I transplanted this head FROM THE donor drive, mabye its not perfectly aligned for this assembly. Is the screw at the bottom of the Leadscrew, with the DAB of nail polish the head height ajustment? I have to...
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    400K Drive Fails To Initialize 99% Of the Time! But IF successful, will boot from the disk.

    So I recently Purchased a donor 400k drive to fix my Original 128K Macintosh Floppy drive. I transplanted the head, which the old ones 0 sensor arm got deformed by me, lol. Lubricated everything, and tried to format. Keep in mind, my zero sensors is wrong, I am not really focusing on that quiet...
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    400k Internal floppy drive out of alighment and only reads its own disks?

    Turns out it is the homing switch position which should be at track zero which according to MacTech68 "The tracks are spaced at 0.0074 inches (or 0.18796mm)" Which means I need to move it at smaller increments than that which will take allot of time and luck.
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    400k Internal floppy drive out of alighment and only reads its own disks?

    So I got my parts for restoring my upgraded 128k. The 400k drive was completely seized up which is to be expected. But there is a problem. After lubricating the drive, it was making a continuous clicking noise. I found out that it was the limit switch that homes with head. It was to far away for...
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    Got a mint condition original macintosh for $300!!!

    My plan is to downgrade it back to 128k and remove all modifications and bring it back to factory stock. Anyone know why the suction cup of this is dark amber instead of black? Besides the flyback, all the components seem to match other 128k anolog boards of the same period.
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    Got a mint condition original macintosh for $300!!!

    I got it. I am overly pleased to say the least. by the way, did I mention I got all of this for $300? everything is in mint/brandnew condition. Everything. Zero corrosion anywhere and besides the slight yellowing, its basically brand new. The mouse and keyboard, software, and the entire...
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    Linux on Mac 68k where to start?

    Thanks Trash80_toHP_Mini :D Thanks for the suggestion jack. I'll try anything that works. 
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    Linux on Mac 68k where to start?

    You're right, 80 MB may not be enough. My IBM PS/2 has got 80 MB and Linux fits only because I dedicated the drive to Linux. And I didn't install the development tools. I believe that the partition map and the driver partition are requirements (for the Mac). So I'm unsure if I'm able to replace...
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    Linux on Mac 68k where to start?

    Hi all, this is my first post. I got a Powerbook 165 with 8 MB of RAM and an 80 MB HD running MacOS 7.1.1. What I'd like to do is run Linux on the PB165. I've read a little of the debian linux on mac 68k material but find the EMILE project (last change was July 2008) more interesting. I don't...
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