--- I looks like the drive is bad. Is there a
"premium" replacement drive out there or are they all
pretty much alike?? >>Big Dave




James Sanderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> On Friday, August 29, 2003, at 07:56  pm, W. Adrian
> D'Alessio wrote:
> 
> >> --- Just aquired an 8600. Everything's great
> EXCEPT
> >> the little floppy drive. I put a diskette in and
> I get
> >>  "Diskette is unreadable, would you like to
> >> reinitialize??". I say yes and  it pops out the
> disket
> >> and then says "Initialization Failed" Any ideas
> what's
> >> going on?? Thanks >>Big Dave
> >>
> >
> >
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >
> > Is the locking tab on the diskette in the lokced
> or open position ?
> >
> > Is the disk an HD or DD  floppy ?   You may be
> selecting an 
> > inappropriate format.
> >
> > Is the disk in good physical condition ?
> 
> Or you may need a new drive....
> 
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