Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

4

Time Required

                          10 - 20 minutes

Sections

2

  • Top Case
  • 2 steps
  • Floppy Drive
  • 2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Top Case
  • Start by turning the computer around, and remove this #0 Phillips Screw.
  • There may or may not be a Phillips #0 screw here, depending on whether or not the computer has ever been serviced.

Start by turning the computer around, and remove this #0 Phillips Screw.

There may or may not be a Phillips #0 screw here, depending on whether or not the computer has ever been serviced.

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Step 2

  • Now lift these two clips, and slowly pivot the case up.
  • You can now seperate the top of the computer from the rest of the machine.

Now lift these two clips, and slowly pivot the case up.

You can now seperate the top of the computer from the rest of the machine.

Step 3

              Floppy Drive
  • The “SuperDrive” is mounted similarly to the hard drive, and positioned right next to it.
  • Push these two tabs out, and lift the drive up.

The “SuperDrive” is mounted similarly to the hard drive, and positioned right next to it.

Push these two tabs out, and lift the drive up.

Step 4

  • Flip the drive so it is on top of the power supply, and remove the “Red-Ribbon” cable.
  • 1.44MB floppy drives need a ribbon cable with a red stripe on one side. 400KB floppy drives use a ribbon cable with a yellow stripe on one side. 800KB floppy drives can use a red, or yellow striped cable.
  • This drive was manufactured by Sony in 1990.

Flip the drive so it is on top of the power supply, and remove the “Red-Ribbon” cable.

1.44MB floppy drives need a ribbon cable with a red stripe on one side. 400KB floppy drives use a ribbon cable with a yellow stripe on one side. 800KB floppy drives can use a red, or yellow striped cable.

This drive was manufactured by Sony in 1990.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Abdulaziz - Apr 23, 2020

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Hi there, I have IIsi Mac but the driver couldn’t read all the floppy dsks!

note: it was stored for more than 7 years.

Q. How can I clean it and what is the suitable cleaning items you recommend?

thanks.