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From: schumann@puff.wisc.edu (Christopher Schumann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: INIT disk on apple ][+
Message-ID: <1130@puff.wisc.edu>
Date: Mon, 26-Oct-87 12:04:57 EST
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Posted: Mon Oct 26 12:04:57 1987
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In article <18249@teknowledge-vaxc.ARPA>, (Steve Reiss) writes:
> I need some help.  I just got hold of an Apple ][+ and am having trouble
> doing a disk initialization.  I type INIT HELLO and i get the disk to start
> it's noises, only to get I/O ERROR printed on my display.  I can SAVE files
> to disks that have already been initialized, so my disk is able to correctly
> write files.  
> Steve Reiss
> internet: sreiss@teknowledge-vaxc.arpa
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> Address:  Teknowledge Inc, 1850 Embarcadero Rd, POB 10119, Palo Alto, CA 94303
                                                                     
This sounds very familiar. 

I would bet that your drive speed is off.  This is very easy to fix.
Open the case of the drive and look for a VERY small screw in a box about 
an inch long.

Use a program like Locksmith to tell you what speed your drive is at
(use optimized, copies go faster that way).

Turn the screw. It can turn about 10 revolutions from center each
direction.

If you don't like mucking around in your drives, take it to a dealer.
This will be free or very cheap

Chris Schumann					schumann@puff.wisc.edu