MacTopus29
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I relubed, changed the eject gear, cleaned it up, and it still doesnt eject. any ideas?
does it make a whirring sound upon attempting to eject? Is that sound continuous?I relubed, changed the eject gear, cleaned it up, and it still doesnt eject. any ideas?
How would I lower the upper tray? Do I just force it down a bit with a screwdriver or another hard tool?Have you tried lowering the upper tray without a disk and booting the Macintosh ?
should eject at startup.
If not either the motor is dead or the floppy board is faulty.
Yep, I put the 2 cogs back in place correctly, and i realigned the gears.Was the eject motor put back together correctly for sure?
How would I lower the upper tray? Do I just force it down a bit with a screwdriver or another hard tool?
Thanks, looks like the motor is dead or it has a faulty board.No hard tool required, on the right of the upper tray, you will find a locking pin, on the left side a small lever and a spring, disengaging the lever will lower the tray.
You can also use a blank floppy, or any floppy without a system, it will be ejected as a matter of fact.
Is the 128k set up to work with an 800k drive? They shipped with 400k? I don't have anything that old, but can you just drop in an 800k or do you need software / ROMs / cables or anything?Thanks, looks like the motor is dead or it has a faulty board.
I bought the mac off of ebay, so I dont know what its been through. Im guessing you can just drop an 800k in there, I did switch the cable from the older one from the newer one though.Is the 128k set up to work with an 800k drive? They shipped with 400k? I don't have anything that old, but can you just drop in an 800k or do you need software / ROMs / cables or anything?
No, I was thinking on doing that but I don’t know where I can and can’t touch. I don’t have much experience with macs. I would need a tutorial.I can ear the drive spinning for sure.
Have you tested the drive removed from the Macintosh ? (but still connected to the board… just protect the lower drive board to avoid a short)