Re: stuck or broken Focus drive

["Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast.net>]

"John" <zzzjoki@yahoo.com> wrote in message 
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> Thanks Rubywand, Peter, Sean and Bill.
>
> Yeah, I don't know what's causing it. I always *assumed* it was a
> failing drive since I've heard of so many Focus drives, including my
> own, go belly up.
>
> I think it's really really hard to buy old drives with unknown
> histories and sell them with a new card - but anyway.
>
> I"ll try some of the tricks. Cleaning the edge connecters is easy.
>
> Meanwhile I'll look around for drives.


I offered you a new 800 MB notebook drive.
Cheap, too. I used to give them practically
free with the purchase of the Microdrive card.
I'll even throw it in a PC and low-level it
for you.

Bill Garber