The chassis is different on the SE versus the SE/30. Feel free to swap them if you feel inclined. It's not hard, takes a little while though.
There's a thread here that talks in length about suitable SCSI drives. 9.1GB former enterprise drives seem to be the favorite. The SCSI implementation on Macs was rubbish, as was the IDE, but that's already set in stone.
Cleaning the FDD is a good idea. Make sure not to touch the heads with *ANYTHING* -- even a cotton swap lightly swiping the surface will ruin it. Focus on the mechanism and the slider thingy near the bottom. It's a bit tricky taking one of those apart if you've never done it before, but you'll see two small springs on each portside and starboard side of the unit. Pop those off, push the pivoting floppy slider thingy slightly forward to unlock it, then allow it to "engage", then it can be pulled out. I'm finding it hard to describe but if you need a video I could cook one up.
2GB for a single partition is MORE than enough. It's not really desirable to have a whole slew of partitions on a Compact's tiny desktop. Heck 500MB is quite "big" but you'll find someone that says it's not enough, which is why bigger drives are available.
You don't need a case opener. Just hop on down to the local stores and look for a T-15 with a shaft length of at least 20cm. Remove all four screws, invert the unit over a couch or a bed, and shake it off. It's really over-complicated in the interwebz. Don't worry about discharging the CRT. You'll be fine.
There's a thread here that talks in length about suitable SCSI drives. 9.1GB former enterprise drives seem to be the favorite. The SCSI implementation on Macs was rubbish, as was the IDE, but that's already set in stone.
Cleaning the FDD is a good idea. Make sure not to touch the heads with *ANYTHING* -- even a cotton swap lightly swiping the surface will ruin it. Focus on the mechanism and the slider thingy near the bottom. It's a bit tricky taking one of those apart if you've never done it before, but you'll see two small springs on each portside and starboard side of the unit. Pop those off, push the pivoting floppy slider thingy slightly forward to unlock it, then allow it to "engage", then it can be pulled out. I'm finding it hard to describe but if you need a video I could cook one up.
2GB for a single partition is MORE than enough. It's not really desirable to have a whole slew of partitions on a Compact's tiny desktop. Heck 500MB is quite "big" but you'll find someone that says it's not enough, which is why bigger drives are available.
You don't need a case opener. Just hop on down to the local stores and look for a T-15 with a shaft length of at least 20cm. Remove all four screws, invert the unit over a couch or a bed, and shake it off. It's really over-complicated in the interwebz. Don't worry about discharging the CRT. You'll be fine.