I allowed the case to sit overnight, and when I tried it again today, it came apart much easier...about like I expected. The floppy mechanism was definitely gummed up. It didn't appear to be damaged so I lubed it and reassembled and it works great again. Thanks for the info. Win but now will not allow a disk to be fully inserted. It goes it about all but the last quarter inch. I can't see the problem by looking through the slot, so it looks like I need to get inside. The case just seemed much harder to open than I expected, so I wanted to make sure I didn't break anything. I'll be careful to stay away from the high voltage innards. were greased with this god-awful white grease stuff that turns to gooey sludge over the course of time and jams the mechanisms. Best advice is to remove it, see if it's physically damaged (I've had parts bend in them when they jam) and if it seems okay clean and re-lube the mechanism and see if you can get it moving again.