13 May
2000
13 May
'00
11:38 a.m.
What exactly do you mean that they "fail to
stay spun up"? This one
seems to spin up fine but I didn't notice how long it kept spinning. I
Does it sound like it spins up, then stops, then spins up, and so on?
don't know if it's seeking or mot. I don't
remember the exact error but it
was "drive not ready" or something like that. (The error for the floppy
Say, the buttons on the front panel, have you played with them? You might
have the drive itself off-line.
were no disks in them.) Is there a way to check to see
if the head is
sticking to the bumper or to release it? I wouldn't be surprised if this
one is sticking, it's been sitting in storage for a good while.
Yes, but someone else will need to explain the incantations necessary to
perform the surgery.
Zane
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