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Disassembling Macintosh IIsi Floppy Drive

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    1. Disassembling Macintosh IIsi Floppy Drive, Top Case: step 1, image 1 of 2 Disassembling Macintosh IIsi Floppy Drive, Top Case: step 1, image 2 of 2
      • Start by turning the computer around, and remove this #0 Phillips Screw.

      • There may or may not be a Phillips #0 screw here, depending on whether or not the computer has ever been serviced.

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    2. Disassembling Macintosh IIsi Floppy Drive: step 2, image 1 of 3 Disassembling Macintosh IIsi Floppy Drive: step 2, image 2 of 3 Disassembling Macintosh IIsi Floppy Drive: step 2, image 3 of 3
      • Now lift these two clips, and slowly pivot the case up.

      • You can now seperate the top of the computer from the rest of the machine.

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    1. Disassembling Macintosh IIsi Floppy Drive, Floppy Drive: step 3, image 1 of 3 Disassembling Macintosh IIsi Floppy Drive, Floppy Drive: step 3, image 2 of 3 Disassembling Macintosh IIsi Floppy Drive, Floppy Drive: step 3, image 3 of 3
      • The "SuperDrive" is mounted similarly to the hard drive, and positioned right next to it.

      • Push these two tabs out, and lift the drive up.

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    2. Disassembling Macintosh IIsi Floppy Drive: step 4, image 1 of 3 Disassembling Macintosh IIsi Floppy Drive: step 4, image 2 of 3 Disassembling Macintosh IIsi Floppy Drive: step 4, image 3 of 3
      • Flip the drive so it is on top of the power supply, and remove the "Red-Ribbon" cable.

      • 1.44MB floppy drives need a ribbon cable with a red stripe on one side. 400KB floppy drives use a ribbon cable with a yellow stripe on one side. 800KB floppy drives can use a red, or yellow striped cable.

      • This drive was manufactured by Sony in 1990.

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Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Hi there, I have IIsi Mac but the driver couldn’t read all the floppy dsks!

note: it was stored for more than 7 years.

Q. How can I clean it and what is the suitable cleaning items you recommend?

thanks.

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