12 Jan
2011
12 Jan
'11
7:32 p.m.
On 12 Jan 2011 at 19:00, dwight elvey wrote:
I believe all 3.5 inch drives without DiskReady will
block
both the read data and the index until the drive is considered
to be ready.
I don't know about the 3" drives; they're pretty primitive. And
they're belt-driven, which belt is one of the most frequently-failing
parts on these old drives.
I suspect that I'd check the drive speed (with software) before
formatting/writing tracks when it counts. If the belt is slipping
while you're reading, at least it isn't destructive.
--Chuck