I found a paper clip too wimpy and have needed to use a very small Allen wrench.
HTH, Brian > On May 8, 2015, at 7:37 PM, 'Keith Jamison' via Vintage Macs > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Sorry, Charles, I missed your paperclip solution first time around. You will > have to remove the lid. > > Actually, looking at the image on google, the front panel should come off. > > Underneath the overhanging edge, at either side, you should be able to feel a > small bump extending down. > > Press on each bump and draw the front panel out and up in an arc. you should > have access to all the drives then. > > Hope this helps, > > Keith > > > > On Saturday, 9 May 2015, 0:33, Keith Jamison <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Charles, > > To the right of the floppy slot, just beneath the actual slot is a tiny hole. > > Take a paper clip and straighten it. Push the paper clip into this hole until > you meet some resistance, almost as if a spring is pushing against the > paperclip. > > Push the paperclip against this resistance firmly but not quickly and the > disk will eject. > > This is the eject button for the Mac floppy drives. > > If you are wary of this method, you can also remove the lid of the Quadra and > have a look for yourself. There should be a small panel that moves in the > lower right hand corner of the floppy unit at the front. pressing this will > eject the disk manually. > > Since the disk has not ejected, there are a few possible reasons. > > The drive lubrication has dried up over the years and it more like glue than > grease. > > The floppy metal shutter has become jammed. > > In either case, you will need to pop off the lid and access the drive > directly. > > Hope this helps, > > Keith > > > > On Friday, 8 May 2015, 23:38, Charles Hudson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Mac Quadra 650 being refurbished: I got some Hayes SmartFax software on > floppy disk partly in order to test the floppy drive. I inserted the 1.4 > floppy into the drive, and the OS 8 recognized the disk, created an icon on > the desktop and opened a window so I could see the contents (an installer and > a readme file). There was no "access" light coming from the drive itself. > > Installation was unsuccessful, but that's another issue. When I tried to > eject the disk (from the Special menu, with the disk icon selected) OS 8 > ground the gears in the drive, removed the icon from the desktop, then ground > some more and replaced it. The floppy did not eject. > > I tried shutting down the machine, but again the floppy remained inside the > drive. After an Internet search I found a posting suggesting using a > paperclip inserted into the small hole below the drive. I tried that, with > the machine off, but could not dislodge the disk. > > I'm not familiar with this style of drive; all the ones I've seen have an > eject button, so I'm wondering what to do. Dismantle, of course, but then > what? > > Thanks for your assistance, > Charles Hudson > -- > -- > ----- > 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 subscribed to the Google Groups > "Vintage Macs" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > > -- > -- > ----- > 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 subscribed to the Google Groups > "Vintage Macs" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. 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