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From: wallace@ynotme.enet.dec.com (Ray Wallace)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st.tech
Subject: Re: Disk Drive Problem
Message-ID: <1990Dec6.152509.24830@engage.enet.dec.com>
Date: 6 Dec 90 15:22:08 GMT
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In article <10805@ur-cc.UUCP>, mcli@joker (Maurice Ling) writes...
>So, I ran a drive speed program to see what the speed of the drive is.
>It was something like 304.56rpm.  As I recall, the speed should be
>around 300rpm.  Could this be my problem?  
Could be.

>If the only solution is to replace the drive, I would like to find out
Some drives have a small potentiometer inside for adjusting the speed.
While the rpm program is running, adjust the screw until the program says 300
RPM.

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