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Captain Video
Starting Member
14 Posts |
 Posted - 24 Jan 2002 : 00:23:33
Anyone know what kind of hard drive a Mac classic uses? Same connector as Mac II?And, how do I open the case? |
cinemafia
Guerrilla Recon Leader
USA
2965 Posts |
Posted - 24 Jan 2002 : 09:39:11
It uses a 3.5", 1/3 height, 50-pin, single-ended SCSI drive. Same as the Mac II, yes.To open the case, you need a long Torx-15 screwdriver. 666th poster to the
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candyPunk
Full Member
USA
856 Posts |
Posted - 24 Jan 2002 : 12:36:20
Certain allen wrenches will work too, if you have the patience. It takes 4 times as long as with the torx, but most people have a set of allen wrenches{ candyPunk }
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danamania
Official 68k Muse
Australia
1193 Posts |
Posted - 24 Jan 2002 : 12:49:08
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It uses a 3.5", 1/3 height, 50-pin, single-ended SCSI drive. Same as the Mac II, yes.To open the case, you need a long Torx-15 screwdriver.
Those torx screws are on the back in the obvious places - AND up under the handle - 2 of them there. After removing the screws, the case can be a bit of a pain to open, as a couple of clips at the top need to be released... I've found the best way to do this is to stand up with the classic facing your stomach, then about 1.5-2 inches in from the edges, along the 'seam' that joins the front and rear shells, press downwards on the rear shell, while pushing back a little too - it should just pop out then and you'll be in!. that 1.5-2 inches is just from memory - press down a bit along the seam anyhows... be well!
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Alien
Junior Member
Netherlands
269 Posts |
Posted - 24 Jan 2002 : 14:17:32
I usually just lay them face-down on a towel, and whack the sides with my hands… Pops open a classic Mac everytime.,xtG
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USA
1559 Posts |
Posted - 24 Jan 2002 : 20:09:18
The original Macintosh II used a 1/2 height 5.25 drive - far too large for the Classic. The OEM 80mb 3.5 HD that was in my IIci was significantly thicker than the 1/3 height drives in later Macs. I take it that it used a 3.5" 1/2 height drive?--------------------
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AnubisTTP
Junior Member
USA
308 Posts |
Posted - 25 Jan 2002 : 07:21:37
You can take out the torx screws with a flat head screwdriver too. On all the classic Macs I have had apart, the screw wells under the handle were too deep to reach with an allen wrench.AnubisTTP
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cinemafia
Guerrilla Recon Leader
USA
2965 Posts |
Posted - 25 Jan 2002 : 10:00:59
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The original Macintosh II used a 1/2 height 5.25 drive - far too large for the Classic. The OEM 80mb 3.5 HD that was in my IIci was significantly thicker than the 1/3 height drives in later Macs. I take it that it used a 3.5" 1/2 height drive?
True, the original II's case did use a 1/2 height 5.25" drive, but those crappy drives are lucky to still be working after all these years, so I'm assuming that if he has a II with a working drive, it's a 3.5". Yeah, IIci's originally had 1/2 height 3.5". I don't know if you can squeeze a 1/2 height into a classic...? 666th poster to the
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USA
1559 Posts |
Posted - 25 Jan 2002 : 18:56:54
crappy? ha! My original II still has the OEM 5.25 drive  --------------------
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cinemafia
Guerrilla Recon Leader
USA
2965 Posts |
Posted - 25 Jan 2002 : 20:47:34
Yeah, and it only spins at 3,600 RPM's so there! ;)666th poster to the
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USA
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Posted - 25 Jan 2002 : 22:12:59
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Yeah, and it only spins at 3,600 RPM's so there! ;)
Don't most older drives spin at 3,600 rpm?
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~Coxy
Leader, Tactical Ops Unit
Australia
2822 Posts |
Posted - 27 Jan 2002 : 10:51:38
I've heard that most old drives are 3600 or 4200 revs, going up to 5400 as you get younger...~Coxy - Leader, Tactical Operations Unit
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