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- From: lo@kokee.hawaiian.net (Lopaka)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: WHICH ONE OF MY AMIGA BROTHERS/SISTERS WILL HELP?
- Date: 15 Mar 1996 17:47:16 GMT
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- David Strickler (stud@expert.cc.purdue.edu) wrote:
- : Hi! I have an Amiga 500 with a Supra drive connected to the side.
- : Sometimes I'll turn her on, and the drive lights will go on, but
- : I'll here the motor stutter and then will see that Kickstart screen.
- : What's going on? Is the connection between the drive and the computer
- : starting to corrode, like my friend suggested? He said that I should
- : take a pencil eraser and clean the metal contacts. Whast should I do?
-
- Yes, do that and then brush off the eraser crumbs and then clean the
- contacts with alcohol, preferably 97% alcohol, if you use 70% alcohol,
- allow for a drying time.
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