Re: 5.25" drive problem

["Paul Grammens" <grammens@svn.net>]

Ken Tucker <ktucker@NOSPAMiit.net> wrote in message
news:BT_E7.56115$pb4.30716507@news2.rdc2.tx.home.com...
> I just got a 5.25" drive cleaner, and that didn't make any difference at
> all.
>
> I haven't been able to read, write, or format/init any DS/DD (old and
new).
> I finally got Copy II Plus 9.1 on a bootable 3.5" drive so I could check
the
> drive speed. The drive speed varies between 0 and 230 all over the place.
> I've adjusted the speed control and it doesn't seem to make any
difference.

Here's an alternative way to check the speed, courtesy of Rubywand's faq:

From: Rubywand

    " Suppose you have just one drive and it is so far out of adjustment
that it will
not boot a speed adjustment utility diskette? In this case, you can remove
the drive cover, turn over the drive, and (probably) find that the drive has
a strobe pattern
on the main pulley or flywheel.
     Set a fluorescent light near the drive (or do the adjustment in a room
with
fluorescent lighting).  Get the drive spinning via power-on booting or a
PR#6 and
adjust the speed for a stable pattern. "

This should allow you to get the speed right. Sounds like you have some
other problem, though.
-Paul