Dear Tony I would like to purchae a Romdisk 2Mb for my QL Do yoy accept paypal? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Firshman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 11:35 AM Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] microdrive catridges
> Rich Mellor wrote: >> Dr M. Hanias wrote: >>> I have many cattridges over 50. I tried to read or format them with my >>> 3! QLs a D14 with Js rom a D16 with JS rom and a Samsung QL with Greek >>> ROm but with out success Is a way to bring them back in life? >>> >>> Michael >>> _______________________________________________ >>> QL-Users Mailing List >>> http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm >>> >>> >>> >> The chances are that this is one of two problems: >> >> 1) (Most likely) the small felt pad which sits at the top behind the >> tape loop is worn away >> 2) The tape heads on your QLs need cleaning >> >> The other thing is to check if they still have the read/write tab on the >> side intact!! >> > As he has 50 cartridges and apparently *all* fail to read, it is > unlikely to be the cartridges. Some could be faulty but not all methinks. > > What complicates it is that none of his three QLs will read them. > > He could have faults (maybe different) on all three, but the common > factor is the power supply. The motors are driven direct off the DC > from the supply. > > Do the cartridges rattle? Try holding them in, and they may read. > > The roller on the microdrive has a habit of riding up and touching the > case. Push it down using thin card as a spacer. > > Best bet is to find someone with known working microdrives and ask them > to test the cartridges. > > Oh yes, and use format ram1_mdv1_ (addon with qpac2) to test. It will > do a quick copy to ram and mark files not readable. Saves a *lot* of > time. > > Tony > > -- > QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:257/67) +44(0)1442-828255 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://firshman.co.uk > Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 Skype: tonyfirshman > TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG > _______________________________________________ > QL-Users Mailing List > http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm > _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
