Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 09:25:38 -0400 From: Mike Sloane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi - I am trying to get some Mac II machines (a Mac II, 2 ci's, an si, and a vx) working. I signed up for this list but am wondering if I signed up for the wrong one. If so, I would appreciate being pointed in the right direction.
This is the correct list for that family of Macs. All 68030 and 68020 based machines which are not laptops or all-in-ones (compacts) fall in this list. 68040 based machines go on the Quadlist.
If not, the vx has what appears to be a bad floppy drive - it thinks any diskette put in is not initialized, but the same diskette can be read by the other machines. I cleaned the head, but nothing changed. Is there a fix, or do I need to try to find a replacement? (The is just for my own amusement - until I can get the machines up and working properly, I really can't do much of anything with them.)
You probably did this when you cleaned the head, but make sure there is not an accumulation of dust in the floppy. There are a couple of sensors in there that could be blocked by dust.
Before you go looking for a replacement floppy drive I'd try moving a floppy from one of the other machines into the IIvx and see if that works. If so, then you probably need a replacement. They're not particularly hard to find, nor very expensive. They show up on Ebay and I know I saw them on a web based retailer's clearance list recently, but I don't remember whose. Maybe OWC or SmallDog or MacResQ.
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