Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-tis!ames!killer!snyder
From: snyder@killer.DALLAS.TX.US (Scott Snyder)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Stuck floppy
Message-ID: <5062@killer.DALLAS.TX.US>
Date: 2 Aug 88 20:05:41 GMT
Reply-To: snyder@killer.DALLAS.TX.US (Scott Snyder)
Organization: The Unix(R) Connection BBS, Dallas, Tx
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Hi,
        Well it finally happened to me; I got a floppy stuck in the upper drive
of my 2 floppy SE. The Mac doesn't recognize the disk since it thinks it has
ejected it. The disk wont push back in or come out and the manual (paper clip)
hole doesn't affect anything.
        I went to an Apple repair place and they said that it would cost $55
in labor (1 hour) to take the Mac apart and extricate the disk. This seems
pretty high to me; so I'd like to try it myself. The machine is out of warrenty
so ther is no problem there and I just ordered a Dove MacToolkit so that I can p
pen the case.
        What I would like to know is,
        1. Is it a good idea to do this on my own or should I let the Apple rep
        work on it?
        2. If you could describe what I should look for when I get the Mac open
        it would make my job easier.
        3. I'm sure some one on the net has successfully done this, if so could
        they post or mail me as detailed a description of there experiences as p
        possible?

Thanks in Advance
                              Scott Snyder  snyder@killer.dallas.tx.us