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From: f89ba@rigel.efd.lth.se
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Diskette inserted upside-down
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Date: 29 Sep 90 22:59:50 GMT
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Organization: Lund Institute of Technology,Lund, Sweden
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The other day I happened to insert a 3.5" diskett upside-down
in the drive. The disk was almost fully inserted when I noticed
my mistake (I had to use more strength than usual and the disk
wouldn't "snap" into the correct position).

My question is: Is it possible that the drive has been damaged
or do these drives have some sort of built-in protection so that
the read/write heads cannot be lowered when the disk is in the
wrong position?

By the way, my drive works fine, but I'd like to know IF I ever
make the same mistake.

Please respond with e-mail.

Bengt Ask, Lund Institute of Technology, Lund, Sweden