In article <1fg1b.28$SG7.20693083[at]newssvr30.news.prodigy.com>,
"Shawn Trimble" <fate7[at]removespam.swbell.net> wrote:

> It's a old Performa 550. No USB card... I just think something (mobo?) is
> flaky when it comes to the floppy drive. Any thoughts? Will a new mb help?
>

Did you swap out the ribbon cable for a new one? They get folded and
crimped sometimes, and that can break the connection. I'd check that
before buying a new MB.

EC






>
> "Crucifyself03" <crucifyself03[at]aol.comnojunk> wrote in message
> > >I have swapped the floppy drive out with a known good floppy from a
> working
> > >Mac. Still no good. So, am I to assume that the motherboard is bad? Is
> > >there some other part I should/could replace, or will a new mobo fix it
> > >(presumably)?
>
> > What type of Performa is it? There is a known problem with the Performka
> > 6360's floppy disk drive when you have a USB card installed. The problem
> is
> > software/hardware related.
>
>
>
>

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It's not an assault weapon, it's a Sport Utility Rifle!

That could be it... However, I am having an awful time trying to get the
ribbon cable removed from the plastic connector bar (that the motherboard
plugs into). Any suggestions on how to better (easily?) remove this cable?
It is near impossible with the metal casing surrounding it!

"El Capitan" <pirate[at]NOSPAMairmail.net> wrote:
> > It's a old Performa 550. No USB card... I just think something (mobo?)
is
> > flaky when it comes to the floppy drive. Any thoughts? Will a new mb
help?
> Did you swap out the ribbon cable for a new one? They get folded and
> crimped sometimes, and that can break the connection. I'd check that
> before buying a new MB.

In article <sp52b.91$Me6.43[at]newssvr23.news.prodigy.com>,
"Shawn Trimble" <fate7[at]removespam.swbell.net> wrote:

> That could be it... However, I am having an awful time trying to get the
> ribbon cable removed from the plastic connector bar (that the motherboard
> plugs into). Any suggestions on how to better (easily?) remove this cable?
> It is near impossible with the metal casing surrounding it!
>
> "El Capitan" <pirate[at]NOSPAMairmail.net> wrote:
> > > It's a old Performa 550. No USB card... I just think something (mobo?)
> is
> > > flaky when it comes to the floppy drive. Any thoughts? Will a new mb
> help?
> > Did you swap out the ribbon cable for a new one? They get folded and
> > crimped sometimes, and that can break the connection. I'd check that
> > before buying a new MB.
>
>

If there's no clips holding the cable into the socket, and you're going
to replace the cable anyway, just grab the ribbon cable on the sides,
and slowly pull upwards, rocking it back and forth. That usually works.
Failing that, or if it's a connector that has a 90 degree turn right at
the socket, carefully slip a narrow screwdriver blade into the slot and
just barely pry left & right, to try and pop it loose. You need to be
real careful, too much force can break the soldered connections on the
board, or crack the connector housing.