Path: utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!uupsi!sunic!news.funet.fi!funic!santra!vipunen.hut.fi!mstr From: mstr@vipunen.hut.fi (Markus Strand) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Subject: Re: Funky old floppy drive Message-ID: <1991Mar18.182915.7091@santra.uucp> Date: 18 Mar 91 18:29:15 GMT References: <1991Mar17.232851.3785@nmt.edu> Sender: news@santra.uucp (Cnews - USENET news system) Reply-To: mstr@vipunen.hut.fi (Markus Strand) Organization: Helsinki University of Technology Lines: 21 In article richard@mungarra.asis.unimelb.edu.au (Richard Begg) writes: >wombat@nmt.edu (Lily-Rose) writes: > >>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? I would need this kind of information too. Please give a pointer. >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. Why buy new ones if you can get your old work? Shouldn't we avoid throwing away working stuff? Markus Strand mstr@vipunen.hut.fi