5 Oct
2000
5 Oct
'00
11:01 p.m.
I'd bet the oxide is coming free of the substrate
and causing the
screeching sound. That is just surmise.
I spent about a week rejuvinating a 9track tape that was doing
something similar. I kept cleaning the heads and running the tape
through the drive while holding alcohol soaked chemwipes to the tape
surface. I'm unsure if you can clean a floppy this way or not.
Jeff
Were you able to save the data on the tape ?
If the oxide wasn't coming free in crucial areas and it was just a bit
affecting the heads perhaps cleaning it could work. If the disk is
toast anyway it might be worth a try as a last resort.
thanks larry
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