Dalton wrote... > I have a stock PTP 225 with a dead floppy drive. I have tried several other >units pulled from some other 1.4 drives but all it does is kind of click and >when a floppy is placed in the drive it is immediately ejected. So to get by >on this I am connected to another computer with a good drive and using file >sharing to transfer data. > Any advice on this would be appreciated.
you might try opening the floppy case, (not to difficult) , and cleaning out the dust which can accumulate there over time. Air (& dust) are drawn through the floppy when the machine is running. As often as not a failed floppy drive is just dirty. Cheers...Michael -- Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
