on 05/04/2004 01:17 PM, Marta Edmonds at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Or could it simply need to be > cleaned? I am hoping to find some answers to these questions before I go out > and spend a fortune on a new floppy drive if I don't even need one.
Yes it needs to be taken out, removed from the housing it is in, then blown out, staying away from the heads, don't want them bouncing around. Then go to the auto parts store and get some High Temp grease with silicon, and using a wooden tooth pick get very light amounts of the grease on all moving parts, again staying away from the heads.(use of the High Temp grease prevents running of the grease when things get hot) Put it back in it's housing, and back into the case. Then get the Floppy Head Cleaning Disk (you picked it up to while you where out) and clean the heads. Also there is software that you should use when cleaning the heads. I use one from Aladdin Systems, and try to clean all my floppy drives heads at least twice a year on the machines I use a lot. If you do not want to take it apart, just use the head cleaner, and hope for the best. I'd bet it's thousands of hours worth of dust, and dirty heads. Michael -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
