Macintosh IIsi Hard Drive Replacement

Written By: Chris Green
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Macintosh IIsi Hard Drive Replacement

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

4

Time Required

5 - 15 minutes

Introduction

The Macintosh IIsi Uses a 50-Pin SCSI Drive, that doesn't need to be terminated while in single configuration.

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    • 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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    • 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.

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    • The Macintosh IIsi's hard drive is located ajacent to the ram and floppy drive.

    • Start by pushing these two tabs out, and lifting the drive up.

    • Then, flip the drive over, and remove the connection cables.

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    • The hard drive: A Quantum ProDrive LPS, made in 1990, and surprisingly, it still works!

    • This drive has an 80MB capacity, not very large by today's standards, but not bad way back then...

    • Believe it or not, hard drive construction hasn't changed much in the last 20 years. Other than a few new interfaces, the form factor, 3.5" width and 4-Pin 12V/5V power connector has stayed the same.

    How can a read that SCSI HDD today if the computer does not boot? Any way to connect externally to a PC?

    Charles -

Conclusion

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

Author

Chris Green

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2 comments

Hello cano you please tell me how is the jumpering setting for a Quantum Prodrive LT 700MB

Juan -

Is there a way to read the HDD on a PC?

Charles -