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From: s25y@vax5.cit.cornell.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: 1571 problems follow up
Message-ID: <1991Feb8.193603.2633@vax5.cit.cornell.edu>
Date: 8 Feb 91 23:36:03 GMT
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Hi all:

  In a recent post to this newsgroup, I described some problems I had been
having with my 1571 drive, wherein it had difficulty formatting double sided
disks and writing to the backs of double sided disks. I would like to thank
all those who replied to my post.

 The gist of the comments I have been getting is that such behavior is normal
for older ROM 1571s, and that I need the newer ROM if I want these problems
fixed. However, I believe that this is not actually the problem, as I have
owned this drive from new, and it has only recently developed these problems.
The case had never been opened, and the ROMs have never been touched, but I
don't actually know which ones it came with.

 Any further ideas would be appreciated, as it is a long way to the nearest
Commodore service center.

 Thanks,

              Marc Fraioli
              s25y@vax5.cit.cornell.edu