disk drive problems
02-Dec-86 23:36:09
Sb: #41796-disk drive problems
Fm: Don Curtis/SYSOP 76703,4321
To: Kirk Adams 74116,2212
Kirk,
I know of no specific diagnostic programs available yet….but if your
drives are slowly deteriorating, I would suspect bad disks, bad connector to
the Amiga or dirty heads. #1 is solved by using quality disks after the heads
are cleaned, #2 is solved by pulling and then re-inserting the connector and
making sure the screws are tight (not too tight!). I would first clean the
heads and check the connector. I'd get a box of quality DSDD disks and if the
problems continued, take the computer to a dealer's for a thorough checkout.
As far as cleaning the heads, just popping a cleaning disk in and out a
few times is all that is necessary.
Don