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- From: John Hammond@biomail.sjsu.edu
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- Subject: Re: SE/30 floppy drive dying
- Message-ID: <1992Nov11.174302.5005@sjsumcs.sjsu.edu>
- Date: 11 Nov 92 17:43:02 GMT
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- In article <BxIuG9.Gw8@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> astalker@silver.ucs.indiana.edu
- (Altan J. Stalker) writes:
- >In article <shl1.721367443@crux1.cit.cornell.edu> shl1@crux1.cit.cornell.edu
- (Steven Lee) writes:
- >>It started right after I installed Micron Xeed 8-bit color card and the gray-
- >>scale adapter myself this spring. Sometimes when I insert a floppy disk into
- >>the drive, the drive wouldn't recognize the presence of the disk. The
- mechanism
- >>would pull the disk into the drive, but the reading/writing head wouldn't
- spin.
- >>If I use a paper clip trying to eject the disk, as soon as I put the paper
- clip
- >>through the hole, the drive would come back to life again. However, it keeps
- >>occurring every couple of weeks or so. Recently it happens a lot more
- frequently, and sometimes I have to put the paper clip through the hole a
- couple of times before the drive revives. It's getting very annoying.
- >>
- >>Anyone knows what's wrong with it and how to fix it besides bringing the
- machine to an Apple dealer (something a college freshman cannot afford to do)
- >>
-
- This problem is caused by failure of the microswitch that senses the presence
- of the floppy disk. Replacement is available for about $5 from
- MicroDoc Computer Repair, 2477 W. 29th AV, Eugene OR 97405
- 503.344.5335 fax: 503.344.5020
-
- It's easy to replace, for it's right at the front of the drive.
-
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