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From: kevin@rbdc (Kevin Wynne)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Master 3A disk Drive problems
Summary: Looking to solve problem w/drive
Keywords: disk drive
Message-ID: <1991Jan16.000935.19545@rbdc>
Date: 16 Jan 91 00:09:35 GMT
Organization: Red Barn Data Center Public Access Unix, Winston-Salem, NC.
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I have an Master 3A external drive that I use with my Amiga 500. I've had it for almost a year and a half and I'm starting to have troubles with it. When I 
insert a disk, the metal shield does not slide back. It waits until the drive
is accessed before opening the slide. Also, I have to have a disk in the drive 
before I boot the system, else the system shows DF1: as being bad. And, once
that disk is in there, I can't replace it. The system won't recognize the disk, it just says "Volume so-and-so has a read/write error". If you know what could 
be wrong, or even how to fix it, please reply. I don't have another $100 to spend on a new drive.