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Post #23 by david__schmidt
Source Forum68kMLA
CategoryTroubleshooting
Post DateTue, 17 Apr 2012 - 17:57
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/apple-iic-wont-boot.21962/
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I have tried to have a disk inside the IIc when I turn on the system. I even tried some external drives (which work fine on my IIGS), nothing seems to work. I'm sort of at a loss here, my hope is to one day pickup an Apple IIc Plus one day, but for now I want to try and get this one working.
I think you want to clean the drive head. Or had you done that wile it was apart? If not, you might want to give the head a gentle swipe with a Qtip and isopropyl alcohol. This video is for cleaning an older, boxier drive - but the concept is the same:

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