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From: s110031@pollux.ucdavis.edu (0000;0000005671;4000;250;216;s110)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: HELP! (Damaged data)
Keywords: floppy disk, damaged data
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Date: 24 May 89 22:00:05 GMT
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Reply-To: s110031@pollux.ucdavis. (Andy Hsiung)
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I have the same problems.  It could be that wear and tear causes the disk 
drive to eat up a disk once in a while.  Otherwise, it seems like everytime 
I turn off the computer after using a copyprotected software, the drive makes
a grinding sound when I turn it back on again.  If I had a disk in the drive,
the disk is sometimes damaged.  What I now do is turn on my computer without
a disk inside, let it spin a couple of seconds, and then put my disk in.  Also,
remember to wait ten seconds before turning on the computer again to let the
Atari blank out the data.  I haven't had any problems since.