Is my Macintosh SE's floppy drive working?

[MacSE]

I noticed that the screw under the handle is a security torx screw. Someone must have replaced it a while ago. I got a drillbit extender that I can manually turn with an adapter that fits into a T15 Security drillbit. I don't want to use a drill and destroy the mac. I'll probably have it disassembled tonight, and see about that floppy drive.

I'll definitely be careful not to touch anything with the CRT - high voltage electronics is not my thing.

Thanks for your help!

 

[Boctor]

If you're afraid of breaking the CRT's neck, the best advice I can give is to use restraint when pulling connectors from the logic board. I think I yanked too hard and accidentally punched mine by mistake, a few years ago.

 

[MacSE]

I discovered that while the extender would fit into the screw hole and turn, the screw itself would not turn at all. It doesn't appear to be stripped, though. I don't know what is keeping the screw from turning

 

[MacSE]

I finally opened up the mac. I noticed the floppy wouldn't go all the way into the floppy drive. It seems to be broken, although it ejects fine. It doesn't "see" the disk because the floppy's read head doesn't make contact with the disk. I am planning to replace the floppy drive soon, or at least get an external floppy. Also, I probably will be getting a SCSI2SD  or AztecMonster CompactFlash to transfer files easily to the mac later on.

 

[MacSE]

I found a replacement disk drive for the macintosh that has a model number Sony MP-F75W-01G. Will it work with the Macintosh SE? Thanks

 

 

[BadGoldEagle]

And better men use hammers! 

 JC is always right.

Now to more important business:

I found a replacement disk drive for the macintosh that has a model number Sony MP-F75W-01G. Will it work with the Macintosh SE? Thanks

Yes it will work. But 800k only (unless you swap the ROM and IWM)

 

[MacSE]

 JC is always right.

Now to more important business:

Yes it will work. But 800k only (unless you swap the ROM and IWM)

 Thanks. 800k is fine for me, since the startup floppy disk is also 800k. I will probably be using a SCSI2SD for most file transfer.

Now to get a hold of that floppy drive!

 

[MacSE]

The disk drive should be arriving by next Monday, so I'll get it installed by Tuesday and see if it works.

Thanks for all your help!

 

[MacSE]

Th disk drive arrived early. I installed it and found that it worked! I also found an AztecMonster compact flash to scsi adapter and installed that too. It also works great.

Thanks for your help!