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- From: bamf13@ix.netcom.com(Mark & Michelle Wood)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: A1200 problems
- Date: 8 Mar 1996 17:52:54 GMT
- Organization: Netcom
- Message-ID: <4hps5m$d7o@cloner4.ix.netcom.com>
- References: <4hk5ae$ab4@cloner4.netcom.com> <665.6640T547T1104@wvlink.mpl.com>
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- X-NETCOM-Date: Fri Mar 08 9:52:54 AM PST 1996
-
- In <665.6640T547T1104@wvlink.mpl.com> gene_heskett@wvlink.mpl.com (Gene
- Heskett) writes:
- >
- >
- >Sounds like the floppy is either shot, or needs a good cleaning,
- >probably of the leadscrew that drives the head back and forth. Make
- >it sanitary and regrease with chassis grease. The threads on it tend
- >to become clogged with dirt, and the head no longer hits the middle
- >of the track, hence the errors.
- >
-
- Thanks for the reply. It may be as you say but the external drive
- doesn't work either (but it works ok with my A500). Well, I will check
- it out. Thanks!
-