Unfortunately, the disk is stuck and doesn't eject. From what I can tell, one of the clips that drops into the disk isn't retracting. I've tried gently prying, but there isn't enough room. On Apr 7, 2012 5:31 PM, "Marlin Mackley" <[email protected]> wrote:
> There should be a tiny hole near the floppy slot. A bent paperclip pushed > into it will eject the disk. > > Marlin > > > On Apr 7, 2012, at 3:00 PM, Sarah Crabbleapple wrote: > > I have been attempting to resurrect a Plus (1 mb, though I suspect it's > been upgraded). Unfortunately, the Photon 40 external hard drive seems to > have failed, and I didn't know to remove and lubricate the floppy drive > before I tried to boot off a System 7 rescue disk. I can't get the floppy > drive out, since a cable seems to have fused to the board and I can't > access the screws. It still tries to boot, though. > > So, my questions: can I leave the internal floppy disconnected and boot > from a Zip? How would I get the system 6 images onto a Zip and make it > bootable? I have a Lombard running 9.1 and a PB 180 running 7 that I could > use. I think I may also be able to find some system 4 floppies, if they can > be booted from a Zip. Also, does it need the cmos battery to boot? No > immediate networking plans, so I don't mind if it thinks it's 1969. > > Thanks so much! > > -- > ----- > You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs > group. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To leave this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs > > Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ > > > -- > ----- > You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs > group. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To leave this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs > > Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
