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Disassembling Macintosh IIsi Floppy Drive

Device	Macintosh IIsi
Difficulty	Moderate
Time	10 - 20 minutes
Steps	4

This guide is by Chris Green on iFixit and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0. ByteRot mirrors it for non-commercial preservation: formatting changed and photos resized for old browsers; full-size photos and the text are on the FTP in /DOCS/REPAIR. Original guide >>

The Macintosh IIsi came with a red-ribbon 1.44MB "SuperDrive" (and yes, just like DVD-Burning "SuperDrives" this was the best available option)

Tools: Phillips #0 Screwdriver

Step 1

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

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.

Step 3

• 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.
• REMINDER: 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.

Conclusion

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

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