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Thanks. There were several in the column and I chose the one at the top.

On 15 minute break again, so made a quick dash to the other building where the CC and external HDs are waiting. First item was to switch the ID of one of the external HDs to “6”. Viola! That did it! Thanks Phipli for the second prod to make that change! What is the mystery about switching...

Ok, I’m checking this thread while on quick lunch break in the midst of making lefse with the better half. As for the three reasons that can cause the problem, number 2 is most likely the cause. Until I can get SCSI Probe installed, I can’t say whether or not the internal HD is terminated or...

Okay, will do further checking. My old classic macs are located in another building, so not conveniently accessible when replying here. But, the first external HD is one of vertically oriented Apple models with the push button on/off switch on top front. Will need to look at it again for an...

Next step has been done, downloading SCSI Probe onto floppy disk. But, can’t open it due to “no default program” being selected. What program is needed? I downloaded the most recent version of SCSI Probe that was available, which was second to last version.

Not sure if this makes a difference or not….but, when the second external hard drive is the only one being used, TWO separate icons appear on the desktop, “OS6” and “OS7”. In contrast, the other external hard drive only appears as one icon, “1GB”. The second external HD has the manually...

Thanks very much for weighing in on my question. Clear to me I have some more work to do. I don’t have SCSI Probe or Snapz, so will download them and find a way to put onto a floppy disk so I can see whats going on over on the CC. Might be later in the week, as I have been assigned to some...

They have different IDs.

Is it possible to simultaneously connect two external hard drives to a Color Classic? I have two external drives with 50 pin Centronic ports. One is an Apple drive, while the other is not. I have attempted to do so using a double male 50 pin cable between the two drives, then using a 50 pin...

Thanks for the suggestion to get a head cleaning kit. Just ordered one. Never having had a problem like this before, although that would be a very long time ago, and with the disk seeming to spin up fine, the problem seems limited to a reading issue. Cleaning would sure be a simple solution...

This morning, the replacement floppy drive came, a Sony MP-F75W-11G. The original was an MP-F75W-01G. So, after following directions for removal as recommended above, the old floppy drive came out fine. The replacement drive installed without any problems, as the drive is physically identical...

Scott, With the holidays now upon us, my attention to the CC floppy drive replacement will now be delayed until after New Years. As you have yours out already, may I ask what model floppy drive is used in the CC? I have a month or more to search for one prior to actual repair day, so may as...

Thanks AwkwardPotato, for clarifying where to attach the clip. Removing the floppy drive on the CC is quite a lot more involved that the floppy drive from it’s larger sibling, the LC575, something I just completed a week ago. On the 575, the biggest challenge was removing the very brittle...

Thanks. Just checked it out and copied to my Notes on iPad. Looks like I’ll be digging deep into the tool chest to find a discharge tool for the CRT. Do you or anyone else here know the whereabout of the service bulletin that describes the discharge steps again? As I recall, the end of the...

Aah..could very well be. If one or more are indeed broken, are there instructions on this site, or another online source, for removing the floppy drive? It has been a loooong time, maybe late 1990s since I’ve had a CC apart for any reason, so can’t exactly remember how the floppy drive is...

So, today I am erasing a bunch of old floppy disks using the Color Classic. Everything was working fine, having erased about 59 diskettes. Then, one diskette label loosened on the small portion that rolls over to the backside. When this happened, it jammed the floppy drive during ejection...

Recently, a fellow vintage Mac fan was kind enough to recap the logic board in my LC575 along with a couple of Color Classics. One thing he observed was the prolonged time for the display to turn on and boot up. It eventually turned on, but only after a long wait. After its return home, I...

Thanks jon_pi, that is exactly what I needed. I was able to pull it apart easily, and only one piece broke. Once off I could see someone else had been in there before and broken some of the other fragile parts. But, regardless of the earlier damage, the drive bezel was still firmly in place...

Thanks for the suggestion. There is a small slot on the underside of the front piece. It appears to be the size of a medium sized screwdriver blade. Not much room to do anything else but push the screwdriver straight in to it. I found a photo online showing the underside of the piece, and it...

After having this LC575 sitting on a shelf for the past fifteen years, I have to make up my mind on whether or not to let it go, or give it to my grandson. It is a working LC575, but when testing the floppy drive, which does work, I found it would not eject the diskette again. Using a paper...