Re: 5.25" drive problem

[Stephen Shaw <xstephenx@apple2.org.za>]

On Sat, 03 Nov 2001 00:53:29 GMT, Ken Tucker wrote:

> I have a brand new box of DS/DD disks and a stack of older disks from a
> friend (with Apple II games/data on them). Every disk gives me the same
> result... Two relatively long sounds then the error. :(

The two long sounds are the head recalibrating. I think you'll trace your error
to your disk speed being out of adjustment.

>
> Ken
>
> "Robert Thomas" <RThomas@WWLNK.net> wrote in message
> 3be247c1@news.vsat.net">news:3be247c1@news.vsat.net...
>> Is the disk double density or high density? When I first got my IIgs, that
>> was one of my main problems, finding single/double density disks.
>>
>>
>> "Ken Tucker" <ktucker@NOSPAMiit.net> wrote in message
>> news:wfrE7.50297$pb4.27709874@news2.rdc2.tx.home.com...
>> > Help?
>> >
>> > I bought a 5.25" drive for my IIgs a few months ago and I just (tonight)
>> > attempted to read a disk from it. No matter what I do, I get a "DISK
>> ERROR:
>> > I/O" message.  I get this with INIT HELLO and CATALOG. My main goal here
>> is
>> > to make a DOS 3.3 disk (I finally got DOS33.DMP over to the IIgs, and
> now
>> I
>> > can't write or read a floppy due to these errors!).
>> >
>> > When I type INIT HELLO, the drive light comes on and it makes the
> "arrrrr
>> > arrrrrr" sound, then gives me the error.
>> >
>> > I originally had the 3.5" drive plugged into the IIgs and the 5.25"
> drive
>> > daisy chained off the 3.5". I took the 3.5" out of the equation and
>> plugged
>> > the 5.25" drive straight into the IIgs with the exact same results.
>> >
>> > Is it worth my trouble to clean/adjust/etc this drive, or should I just
>> get
>> > another?
>> >
>> > I've looked through Ruby's FAQ but I don't see anything specific to
> these
>> > errors.
>> >
>> > Thanks!
>> > Ken
>> >
>> >
>>
>>

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