Macintosh Iisi Hard Drive Replacement Repair Guide

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Moderate

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Time Required

                          5 - 15 minutes

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Top Case
2 steps
Hard Drive
2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Top Case

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.

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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Step 2

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.

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.

Step 3

              Hard Drive

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.

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.

Step 4

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.

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.

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

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Juan - Mar 10, 2017

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

Charles - Sep 7, 2021

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

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