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From: alf@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: 5.25" high Dens. drive problems
Message-ID: <1990Oct4.163903.52@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu>
Date: 4 Oct 90 21:39:03 GMT
Organization: Computer Club, Carnegie-Mellon University
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I got a Floppy Disk problem that I'm hoping some PC guru will be able to help
me out with.  I got a PC Compat. which came out of the box with 1 meg. and
a 3.5" high density floppy.  I recently installed a new 5.25" high density.
The new drive works, but occationally I get "error reading data" errors.  I
have narrowed the times that I get these error to be only when I have had
the system up and running for more than 3 or 4 hours.  It seems as if the Drive
is overheating and giving me these errors, because if I shut down the system,
and let it cool off for an hour or two it works fine.  For example I was running
Procomm Plus, and started getting mega errors.  So I ran that disk through
Norton's Disk Doctor, and it flagged almost 25% of the disk as bad sectors.
About a day later I tried re-formatting the same disk with Norton's Safe
Format, and it formatted with no errors at all.  As for the internal cooling
the fan is working and is pulling air through the case, as I can feel it going
in the vents and coming out by the fan.  And BTW  the 3.5" high density drive
works fine with no errors at all at anytime. And both Drives are off the same
controller.  And help would be of great help!!  This has got alot of ppl that
I know stumped.... Thanks in advance...

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-John Goldsworthy
jdgst3 @ vms.cis.pitt.edu
   alf @ drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu