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- From: otterleo@globalxs.nl (otterleo)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: HELP! - Floppy drive related
- Date: 13 Jan 1996 11:09:43 GMT
- Organization: GlobalXS, the Netherlands
- Message-ID: <1153.6585T1082T1547@globalxs.nl>
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- Oval King brown_g_j@bt-web.bt.co.uk
- >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
-
- Try to exchange the CIA's (8520) U7 and U8. If the problem disappears then U7
- might be defect. You might get printer-trouble or serial-trouble when
- exchanging. (I mean placing U7 in place U8 and U8 in place of U7, U7<->U8).
-
- U7 handles : Drive + parallel port
- U8 handles : Drive + serial port
-
- If this doesn't help at all then replace GARY U5.
-
- Good luck !
-
- ArlĪ
- Dutch Student (studying electronics)
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