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From: kuento@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Drive alignment/damaged disks? Help!
Message-ID: <27114.2752bbff@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>
Date: 28 Nov 90 01:18:23 GMT
Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services
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I just recently bought a used 1040ST, and within a half hour of
unpacking it (it was mailed), it was bombing, freezing, and
giving me "unreadable disk" warnings out the wazoo. I have two
questions - does this sound like a problem with the drive head
going out of alignment (as a result of shipping), and if so, are
the "unreadable" and unbootable disks likely to be damaged now
as a result of being put in the machine? I ask because at least
one of the disks was copy-protected (DungeonMaster), and another
was the Disk Doctor! (how ironic...). Too bad Lawrence is so far
from the nearest service shop. I doubt there's another Atari ST in
the entire town! I don't suppose there's anything I could do myself
about a drive problem??
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