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From: schuster@panix.uucp (Michael Schuster)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: IBM PS2/30 Floppy Help Needed
Keywords: Floppy, Dead, Help!
Message-ID: <1991Apr3.231754.19616@panix.uucp>
Date: 3 Apr 91 23:17:54 GMT
References: <9358@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>
Organization: PANIX - Public Access Unix Systems of NY
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In article <9358@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> richarbm@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Bryan Richardson) writes:
>Help!  I'm not a reader of these newsgroups, but I could use some
>advice regarding the recent demise of my 3 1/2" floppy drive.
>
>The drive is a 720 K drive standard issue on IBM PS/2 model 30's,
>vintage 1988, and has recently refused to read files on any of my disks.
>As the drive is not frequently used, I suspect that it is out of
>alignment, but I don't know for sure.  I consulted with the local
>"Computerland" and they recommended just replacing the drive
>with a refurbished 1.44 M drive outright at a cost of $80 plus
>$40 for labor.  Does this sound reasonable?
>
>If replacement is the route, is it even possible to upgrade to a
>1.44 M drive?  (I assume that it is.)  Also, would it make more
>sense to buy one mail order and install it myself?  I'm not a 
>hardware person, but am not a total klutz, either.  Also, are there
>any recommended or should-avoids in the computer mail-order arena?
>


Nobody fixes floppy drives anymore; it's cheaper just to replace it.
And $80 for a real IBM floppy is extraordinarily cheap. I'd just take
your dealer up on the offer. Furthermore, if it doesn't work, it's
=his= problem.


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