On Friday, May 8, 2015 at 6:38:38 PM UTC-4, Charles Hudson wrote: > > Mac Quadra 650 being refurbished: 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? >
Follow-up post: Obtained reference materials *OS 8 For Dummies* and *Dead Mac Scrolls;* followed procedure outlined to remove old grease and lube with WD40. Drive ejected manually with ease. However, on returning to the Mac it still would not eject under OS command. Concluded that the eject mechanism was at fault, replaced with similar Sony obtained from eBay. Drive now operates as expected. -CH- -- -- ----- 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.
