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Posted by: BadGoldEagle on 2016-05-02 10:03:17
Hey 😉
I would like to buy a Quadra 605 board for a Classic Mac Hack. I know these came with a Manual Eject Floppy drive.Â
Is it possible to fit an Auto Eject drive to a Q605/LC475?
My project requires an auto eject drive otherwise I'll have to cut bits off the bezel and it will look sh*t 😉
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Posted by: unity on 2016-05-02 10:25:41
As far as I know, the change is in the floppy drive unit itself. The specs on the floppy port itself remained the same. Meaning you should be able to use any auto-inject drive. Granted I have not tried auto-inject on some of the later models.
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Posted by: MinerAl on 2016-05-02 12:55:24
Yes you can. LCIIs and LCIIIs came with both/either without changing anything about the logic board. Further, I've accidentally switched them and wondered why floppies wouldn't fit in bezels right!
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Posted by: BadGoldEagle on 2016-05-02 13:52:45
Thanks guys. Guess that's the same for the Q605/LC475.
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Posted by: Macdrone on 2016-05-02 16:44:22
only issue is chassis as the slot does not align correctly. Â so if your doing a hack, make sure the slot lines up to put in the disk.
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Posted by: BadGoldEagle on 2016-05-03 09:46:40
Yeah that's what I thought too.
Since the chassis is going to an issue, I might just swap it for another one. It might work best for my mod (I want to put a Q605 board inside a Classic)
Does the SE/30 chassis fit the Classic bucket & bezel?
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Posted by: BadGoldEagle on 2016-05-03 11:13:46
I've found this, which answers my question. I'll try with the original chassis.
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Posted by: MinerAl on 2016-05-03 11:42:01
The Classic and Classic II both had auto-inject, so if you mate an auto-inject with the 605 board (which works), your floppy will be fine. Keep the stock Classic floppy drive in there, and you won't have any chassis issues. Trying to put a manual-inject in the Classic chassis could also work with some shimming/offsetting/angling. It'd be easier to go with the floppy drive that was designed for the case/chassis.
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