Re: Disk Drive Alignment?

[WULF@cip.physik.uni-stuttgart.de (Wulf Hofbauer)]

In <wf914mK00WB2EuKU8A@andrew.cmu.edu> zonker+@CMU.EDU writes:

> 
> I work with a little //c, back when they came with 5.25 drives
> built in    ;-)
> 
> Anyhow, I think maybe mine is getting out of alignment. It is more finicky
> about disks than my external drive, and sometimes perfectly good disks will
> show up as "unable to load prodos". Are there any directions out there to
> correcting the alignment of a 5.25 inch drive?
> 
> Thanks!

You'll need a special alignment disk (I think all major disk manufactureres
sell one, though it is not cheap) and a scope. And a minimum of technical
understanding you doubtlessly have :). The exact alignment procedure depends on
the disk, but is quite straightforward.

- Wulf


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