19 Jan
1999
19 Jan
'99
1:46 p.m.
You need a T-10 Torx wrench with a long handle. I
found one at Sears. As
for cracking it open, I'm using a welding clamp (don't laugh), I put the
tip into the crack and then open the clamp up, cracks them right open (once
all the screws have been removed).
Actually a T-15. I had at least a dozen of them
specifically made for this
kind of thing, but I haven't been able to find them. Not that they are
needed... Find one of those nice screwdriver kits with the torx bits and
the extensions(make sure they're skinny enough to fit in there with the
screw). Works fine for me. To get the case open I usually use a
screwdriver(don't do that if you like having a spotless case), or sometimes
they're loose enough to just pull apart(that doesn't happen very often).
Let me get this right, you want to put an internal HD
in a Mac Plus?!?!
Somehow I really don't think that's possible. They're ment to use an
external drive.
It can be done, but not easily. You need some interesting brackets,
I think
they usually stick them sideways against the case above and behind the
floppy drive, or maybe the ones that just push it back a few inches but
mounts to the floppy drive bracket(I've used them in an SE, not sure if
they would fit in a Plus). And of course you have to get the SCSI and power
cables hooked up. Not sure about the power(I think I've seen some splitter
cables off of the logic board connector for this function), but the SCSI
needs to be hooked up out side and somehow ends up inside, either through a
slot cut into the case or if you want it a bit uglier, you can figure out
how to get it through the battery holder.
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