Xref: utzoo comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware:6600 comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc:7590 Path: utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!munnari.oz.au!ariel!mungarra!richard From: richard@mungarra.asis.unimelb.edu.au (Richard Begg) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: Funky old floppy drive Message-ID: Date: 18 Mar 91 03:01:15 GMT References: <1991Mar17.232851.3785@nmt.edu> Sender: news@ariel.ucs.unimelb.edu.au Followup-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Lines: 28 wombat@nmt.edu (Lily-Rose) writes: >I've recently inherited a funky old IBM PC proper, with a hard drive >and a very questionable floppy drive. The floppy drive seems to >read my disks okay, once I wriggle them into place, but I'm really >concerned that it's going to start eating my disks. >I recall hearing about a way to re-align floppy disk drives that >was reasonably painless, and I think that's the first thing I should >try. Can anyone give me any information, or other suggestions on >handling a disk drive that seems slightly obstructed by something? >Thanks. >-- >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >DISCLAIMER: This is Not Chris Conway, | Philosophy is useless, >this is Lily-Rose using his login. | Theology is worse. >wombat@jupiter.nmt.edu | -- Dire Straits I have to ask... why bother??? Floppy drives are so cheap nowdays, why not just throw it away and buy a new one... I'm sure it will save alot of hassles. --- Richard Begg (richard@ariel.ucs.unimelb.edu.au) Programmer ASIS/ITS - University of Melbourne