Ben de Vries
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I'm new to this and would really appreciate some advice!
I'm trying to restore an old PowerBook 180c - http://apple-history.com/180c
When I turn it on the drive fails to mount (It whirs audibly but ticks and doesn't spin up completely, after a few seconds a floppy disk symbol with a question mark appears).
It seemed to be in good working order before the drive packed in so I want to replace that and see if it helps… Problem is that I've never seen a drive this old before and I'm not exactly sure how to get hold of one/what I'm looking for. Also I'm assuming the software/firmware (OS in modern terms) will need to be pre-installed on the new drive as I wouldn't have the first idea how to format a vintage drive into a bootable startup disk.
http://i.imgur.com/0xPhsVi.jpg
I've attached a picture and if anyone could point me in the right direction that'd be awesome!
Thanks!
I'm trying to restore an old PowerBook 180c - http://apple-history.com/180c
When I turn it on the drive fails to mount (It whirs audibly but ticks and doesn't spin up completely, after a few seconds a floppy disk symbol with a question mark appears).
It seemed to be in good working order before the drive packed in so I want to replace that and see if it helps… Problem is that I've never seen a drive this old before and I'm not exactly sure how to get hold of one/what I'm looking for. Also I'm assuming the software/firmware (OS in modern terms) will need to be pre-installed on the new drive as I wouldn't have the first idea how to format a vintage drive into a bootable startup disk.
http://i.imgur.com/0xPhsVi.jpg
I've attached a picture and if anyone could point me in the right direction that'd be awesome!
Thanks!