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Post #1 by deloprator20000
Source Forum68kMLA
CategoryHardware
Post DateWed, 3 Sep 2008 - 08:15
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/mac-se-problems.14710/
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Hello everyone, I bought a Mac SE with the following specifications:

1 Mbyte Ram, 800K drive, 20SC Hard Disk

I've used and built only PC's nearly all of my life, so much of the Mac methods are new to me.

When I turn it on all I see is a floppy disk with a question mark in the middle, can't find the boot file. I have several questions:

1. Given that I can't use 1.4MB diskettes and I can't use a PC drive to write onto 800k diskettes, I was thinking maybe I could use an external floppy drive like:

Teac Floppy Drive FD-05PUB

The drive can supposedly read and write 720k Mac diskettes. Is it possible to connect this drive to a PC and somehow write onto a 720k diskette a mac formatted boot disk?

2. What do I do if the floppy drive is not functional? Is it possible to boot from the SCSI port?

3. If the hard disk is non-functional, is it possible to replace it with any SCSI drive?

Thank You

mp.ls