Hi all,
Not sure this is the appropriate spot for this, but I'm trying to decide if it's worth it to keep working on this mac IIsi I have. When I started reviving it, I mostly wanted to get some old files off the hard drive. The first problem was the power supply, it would boot up but die a minute or so after. I found a guide online on how to rewire a standard PC supply to replace the old one, so I did that, and replaced the lithium battery on board. After that, it booted up pretty well. I was able to get a bunch of files copied onto a floppy and transferred over to a linux box, but yesterday I rebooted after trying to hook up an ethernet cable, and the hard drive gave out a whine of destruction and died. And sadly, I don't even have a system floppy to boot it with, so I can't really do a ton with it now. I was planning on putting it on ebay after getting the files off, but not sure it's worth that much with no hard drive. I did google up some hard drive replacements, but none are particularly cheap, and I'd also have to get some new system disks, so that seems like more added cost. I fixed the psu by rewiring a PC psu extension cable, so I can power it up with the lid closed, but it's not wildly elegant. I do also have a spare external superdrive floppy, so I could try to pull some files off my old disks with a floppy shuffle, but I'd still need a compatible system disk. Not sure it's all that worth it, though. Anyway, I'm rambling, does anyone think the system is worth saving? Is there a reasonably cheap way to replace the dead hard drive? Should I just sell it off? Can't really decide if it's worth the extra effort or not. Thanks for any opinions!
-------- Cordis
Not sure this is the appropriate spot for this, but I'm trying to decide if it's worth it to keep working on this mac IIsi I have. When I started reviving it, I mostly wanted to get some old files off the hard drive. The first problem was the power supply, it would boot up but die a minute or so after. I found a guide online on how to rewire a standard PC supply to replace the old one, so I did that, and replaced the lithium battery on board. After that, it booted up pretty well. I was able to get a bunch of files copied onto a floppy and transferred over to a linux box, but yesterday I rebooted after trying to hook up an ethernet cable, and the hard drive gave out a whine of destruction and died. And sadly, I don't even have a system floppy to boot it with, so I can't really do a ton with it now. I was planning on putting it on ebay after getting the files off, but not sure it's worth that much with no hard drive. I did google up some hard drive replacements, but none are particularly cheap, and I'd also have to get some new system disks, so that seems like more added cost. I fixed the psu by rewiring a PC psu extension cable, so I can power it up with the lid closed, but it's not wildly elegant. I do also have a spare external superdrive floppy, so I could try to pull some files off my old disks with a floppy shuffle, but I'd still need a compatible system disk. Not sure it's all that worth it, though. Anyway, I'm rambling, does anyone think the system is worth saving? Is there a reasonably cheap way to replace the dead hard drive? Should I just sell it off? Can't really decide if it's worth the extra effort or not. Thanks for any opinions!
-------- Cordis