Re: apple2 disk drive problem help!!

[raymac@crl.com (Raymond D. McAnally)]

Rex Espinosa (rexe@umd.umich.edu) wrote:
: I recently sold my old Apple ][e to a family friend of ours. However, the 
: disk drive (original 5.25) won't boot proplerly. When you turn on the 
: computer, the drive just spins, but nothing happens. It used to 
: occasionally do this when I had it. I just hit ctrl-open apple-reset a 
: bunch of times, and the drive would kick in. That doesn't work anymore. 

: Is there a way I can fix this or do I have to find a replacement drive? 
: Where are apple ][e drives available?

: p.s. Please respond by e-mail, I don't check this group very often.
:  
: 			Thank you in advance,
: 					Rex 

If you have an original Disk II, all the chips should be socketed, not 
soldered in. If this is the case, youshould be able to replace all the 
chips for under $5.00. It's a fairly cheap way to find out if the drive 
needs to be chucked. 
P.S. primary culprit is probably the ULN 2003 chip but could also be a 
74LS125. Good luck.
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