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From: grr@cbmvax.cbm.UUCP (George Robbins)
Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga
Subject: Re: Drive Death
Message-ID: <229@cbmvax.cbmvax.cbm.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 11-May-86 22:54:28 EDT
Article-I.D.: cbmvax.229
Posted: Sun May 11 22:54:28 1986
Date-Received: Wed, 14-May-86 07:51:55 EDT
References: <151400029@uicsl>
Reply-To: grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins)
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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In article <151400029@uicsl>  hr@uicsl.UUCP writes:
> 
> Help!
> Does anyone know where I can order an NEC FD1035 drive? (Its the
> kind used in the Amiga.) My drive 0 went bellyup last night. While
> the Amiga can not read the disk, it can access the drive mechanism.
> But the insuing noises lead me to believe the problem is mechanical.

Look in the back of Byte, or in the Computer Shopper.  You should be
able to find replacement drives and drive repair outfits.  Also, take
a look at the drive, sometime a clever person can fix the things...

> p.s.
> 	If Commodore ever changes the boot rom, I hope they allow booting
> 	from an external drive.

I think this is in the works somewhere - needed to boot off hard disks also...

> 	harold ravlin		{ihnp4,pur-ee}!uiucdcs!uicsl!hr
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