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- From: Oval King <brown_g_j@bt-web.bt.co.uk>
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: HELP! - Floppy drive related
- Date: 11 Jan 1996 13:04:53 GMT
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- I've recently obtained my first Amiga - a s/h 500+ (no Hard disk), but
- its use has been hampered by strange floppy disk problems.
-
- When I attempt to format a disk it gets to 'verifing cyl 0' then and just
- says format failed. I haven't been able to save anything either without
- 'general disk error' appearing.
- Booting from a disk was fine until recently when a new problem occurred.
- Now it will only read a disk if it is write protected! Inserting a write
- enabled disk lights the disk lamp but it doesn't do much else.
- Now, before you all say get a new floppy drive, let me tell you that I've
- borrowed an external drive and it behaves identically!
-
- Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
- Thanks
- Gary
-