How can I upgrade the floppy controller?

On Nov 4, 2011, at 3:10 PM, "dale-gmail" <[email protected]> wrote:

> hi Jake;
> 
> one thing , unless you have upgraded the floppy controller on the SE,
> it only writes/reads 800k floppies, so any floppy you write/make on
> the floppies are 800k in size..
> you have to use 800k floppies or tape over the left hole to have the 
> Powerbook write 800k floppies
> (not sure about Powerbook creating 800k floppies)
> 
> also you should be able to find a patched  HD SC setup -(patched)
> on the Internet, down load it and copy to floppy.
> 
> maybe someone else can find a patched HD SC setup
> I have forgotten where I found mine.
> 
> dale in Dolores.
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jake" <[email protected]>
> To: "Vintage Macs" <[email protected]>
> Sent: Friday, November 04, 2011 10:09 AM
> Subject: Mac SE SCSI
> 
> 
>> Major question.
>> I have (somehow) installed a hard drive into my SE, which already
>> contains two floppy drives. That was a success, both floppies work,
>> and I know the hard drive is functional.
>> That said, I have a big issue.
>> 
>> The Apple SC HD Setup application won't recognize the hard drive,
>> because it isn't an apple drive. This wouldn't ordinarily be a
>> problem, except for two reasons.
>> I am running system 6.0.8 on the SE, off of floppies only, so I can't
>> patch SC HD Setup because most patches don't work, AND I can't seem to
>> get any information to the SE in the first place.
>> 
>> After much struggle, I have managed to get a hookup between my MacBook
>> Pro (Lion) and a Powerbook 1400cs (floppy drive native, running system
>> 7.5.3). I can transfer data to and from both the Macbook and the older
>> Powerbook. However, when I create floppies on the Powerbook, they
>> won't mount on the SE, and when I create floppies on the SE, the
>> powerbook says they need to be formatted. Both machines have 1.4MB
>> drives (I am positive of this), so I can't figure out why they won't
>> mount. Anybody have any suggestions
>> 
>> So, I have two main questions. First, how do I get PB1400cs floppies
>> to mount on my SE so I can transfer files, and if I can get that
>> solved, where can I find the necessary tools or utilities needed to
>> format a SCSI HD on my SE?
>> 
>> Any help would be appreciated!
>> 
>> -- 
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