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Apple IIe Card User Manual

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Drive and the white UniDisk 3.5 Drive -- are compatible with the Macintosh

LC. Do not try to use any other type of Apple II disk drive with the

Macintosh LC. Doing so may damage the disk drive or the computer, and may

destroy the contents of your Apple II disks. !!

Follow these steps to connect an Apple 5.25 Drive to the Macintosh LC:

!! WARNING: Before connecting anything to your computer, make sure the

power cord is plugged in and the power is turned off. The power cord acts as

a ground for your computer, protecting you from electrical shock, even when

the computer is turned off. !!

1. Plug the Y-shaped cable into the Apple IIe port on the computer's back

panel, as shown in the figure.

The Y-shaped cable comes with the other Apple IIe Card materials.

Be sure the connectors line up correctly. Tighten the connector screws to

ensure a proper fit.

2. Connect the Apple 5.25 Drive cable to the larger of the two remaining

connectors on the Y-shaped cable, as shown in the figure.

Again, be sure the D-shaped connectors line up correctly, and tighten the

connector screws to ensure a proper fit.

!! WARNING: If you want to swap drives or devices connected to the Y-shaped

cable, be sure to turn off the computer first. If you change devices while

the computer is on, you may damage the device or the computer, or both. !!

Connecting the UniDisk 3.5 Drive

Follow these steps to connect a UniDisk 3.5 Drive to the Macintosh LC:

!! WARNING: Before connecting anything to your computer, make sure the

power cord is plugged in and the power is turned off. The power cord acts as

a ground for your computer, protecting you from electrical shock, even when

the computer is turned off. !!

1. Plug the Y-shaped cable into the Apple IIe port on the computer's back

panel, as shown in the figure.

The Y-shaped cable comes with the other Apple IIe Card materials.

Be sure the connectors line up correctly. Tighten the connector screws to

ensure a proper fit.

2. Connect the UniDisk 3.5 Drive cable to the larger of the two remaining

connectors on the Y-shaped cable, as shown in the figure.

Again, be sure the connectors line up correctly, and tighten the connector

screws to ensure a proper fit.

!! WARNING: If you want to swap drives or devices connected to the Y-shaped

cable, be sure to turn off the computer first. If you change devices while

the computer is on, you may damage the device or the computer, or both. !!

Connecting more than one disk drive