Skip to main content

Free Shipping on Domestic Orders $75+

Apple Lisa 800K Floppy Drive Installation

What you need

  1. Apple Lisa 800K Floppy Drive Installation, Remove Card Cage: step 1, image 1 of 2 Apple Lisa 800K Floppy Drive Installation, Remove Card Cage: step 1, image 2 of 2
    Ask FixBot

    Add Comment

  2. Apple Lisa 800K Floppy Drive Installation, Remove the I/O Board: step 2, image 1 of 2 Apple Lisa 800K Floppy Drive Installation, Remove the I/O Board: step 2, image 2 of 2
    • Remove the Lisa's I/O Board. The I/O Board's clips are marked in red.

    • Release both clips holding the I/O Board.

    • Pull the I/O Board up to remove it.

    Ask FixBot

    Add Comment

  3. Apple Lisa 800K Floppy Drive Installation, Remove Floppy ROM: step 3, image 1 of 1
    • Locate the chip labeled U2A at location 2A.

    • Remove the ROM chip with a chip removing tool of your choice.

    Ask FixBot

    Add Comment

  4. Apple Lisa 800K Floppy Drive Installation, Installing the 800K ROM: step 4, image 1 of 1
    • Insert the 800K ROM in the empty socket from step 3.

    Ask FixBot

    Add Comment

  5. Apple Lisa 800K Floppy Drive Installation, Reassembly: step 5, image 1 of 2 Apple Lisa 800K Floppy Drive Installation, Reassembly: step 5, image 2 of 2
    • Reinstall the I/O Board.

    • Reinstall the Card Cage.

    • Reinstall the Lisa's rear panel.

    Ask FixBot

    Add Comment

  6. Apple Lisa 800K Floppy Drive Installation, Remove Front Panel: step 6, image 1 of 2 Apple Lisa 800K Floppy Drive Installation, Remove Front Panel: step 6, image 2 of 2
    Ask FixBot

    Add Comment

  7. Apple Lisa 800K Floppy Drive Installation, Remove the Drive Cage: step 7, image 1 of 3 Apple Lisa 800K Floppy Drive Installation, Remove the Drive Cage: step 7, image 2 of 3 Apple Lisa 800K Floppy Drive Installation, Remove the Drive Cage: step 7, image 3 of 3
    • Twist the thumbscrew below the Drive Cage.

    • Slide Drive Cage out.

    • Unplug any attached cable.

    Ask FixBot

    Add Comment

    • Unscrew all the screws on the bottom of the Drive Cage to remove the floppy drive.

    Ask FixBot

    Add Comment

  8. Apple Lisa 800K Floppy Drive Installation, Installing 800K Floppy Drive: step 9, image 1 of 1
    • Attach the 800K Floppy Drive to the 800K Drive Bracket. If you do not have an official 800K bracket then you can be create and fashion one yourself as displayed in the image.

    • Reattach all Drive Cage wires.

    • Slide Drive Cage back into the Lisa.

    Ask FixBot

    Add Comment

  9. Apple Lisa 800K Floppy Drive Installation, Reinstall the Lisa's Front Panel: step 10, image 1 of 1
    • Reinstall the Lisa's Front Panel.

    Ask FixBot

    Add Comment

    • The 800K floppy drive will perform as a 400K drive if the 800K driver is not installed.

    • MacWorks XL 3.0 and below does not support 800K functionally. MacWorks Plus and MacWorks Plus II natively support 800K functionally automatically.

    • Lisa Office System 3.0 and newer supports 800K functionality with a driver.

    • The driver can be found here.

    • The 800K driver floppy supplies the driver installer utility.

    Ask FixBot

    Add Comment

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

Cancel: I did not complete this guide.

One other person completed this guide.

LisaGuide

Member since: 12/30/18

1,833 Reputation

11 Guides authored

0 Guide Comments

Add Comment

View Statistics:

Past 24 Hours: 2

Past 7 Days: 7

Past 30 Days: 41

All Time: 1,263