Glazed
Looks...

(Mac help in my flavour)



Glazed Looks? You're probably giving me one right about now. Glazed looks comes about for a number of reasons. Firstly it is the distinct look I display while writing most of this, and secondly, it's the look I give to people when they try to answer my questions (most likeley it's a complex answer with an extra serving of waffle to go).
  Sometimes all you want is a simple, definative yes or no. Sometimes you want a bit more to go on so you can understand it yourself. Most of the time...you don't get it.

Got a question? Dying for some clarity? Send em in... don't be shy.
On with the Glazed Looks...

>To: greystoke76@hotmail.com
>Subject: Mac IIsi
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>Hi,

> >I know this email might seem wierd, but I saw your sight 7 thought you might be able to help. I need a replacement hard for my Mac IIsi & can't find one anywhere. Do you know of a make/model number of a hard drive that would fit a Mac IIsi?
>
>Thanks,
>Joseph
 >

I'm assuming you meant hard drive in your message. You didn't say whether or not you still have the old one. If you do, it's really easy to open up the II series Macs, you just undo one or two screws on the back, and pop the lid. Your hard drive will be right there in front of you with its make & model number on it. I believe all the hard drives (in the II series anyway) were made by Quantum and badged by Apple.

You could try your local Apple place but they will either charge you a fortune, or not stock them at all. You could try the local trading post for "dead" macs with working hard drives. Another option is to contact a shop in your area that deals with second hand computer parts.

You should be able to use any hard drive you wish as long as it's SCSI as opposed to an IDE one. IDE drives are the PC standard and a bit cheaper, so make sure you DON'T buy one of these. With regards to size, it shouldn't matter, how big it is, as long as it fits inside your Macs case. Alternativeley you could just use an external hard drive. It's up to you.(internal ones are usually a bit cheaper).

Hope this sheds some light Joseph,

Tor

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