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Re: How to fix a Disk ][ 5.25 drive?

Subject: Re: How to fix a Disk ][ 5.25 drive?
From: Boot Zero <apple@bidlink.net>
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2010 18:17:31 -0500
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Try cleaning it with a cleaning disk. Old 5.25 disks can gum up theheads quickly. When I ripped my floppy library, it required manycleanings.


-bz

On 12/19/2010 12:32 PM, Sam Latella wrote:

Looks like my disk ][ has bitten the dust?  The drive light comes on and now
just spins without reading anything on the 5.25 disk.  Any quick solution
for a fix?  Would like to keep this drive working with not much cost.

Thanks in advance.

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- How to fix a Disk ][ 5.25 drive?
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