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Date:	Fri, 28 Sep 2001 16:20:45 PDT
From:	sshapiro@ucsd.edu (Sandy Shapiro)
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Floppy disk drive

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Thanks Steve,

I gave it a good blowing out with compressed air. It actually worked
properly one time, and then it went back to not working again.

I'll see if I can find the sensor, but I found a can get a new one for
$12.00, so its not a big deal.

Sandy

>>My floppy disk drive is acting up. Specifically, it reads the first
>>floppy disk put in, but subsequent floppy disks are not read. A Dir gives
>>the contents of the FIRST floppy.

>This usually means the drive is dirty, or more specifically, the sensor
>that detects diskette changes is dirty. Before replacing the drive, try
>to clean it out with compressed air. If you can identify the sensor, it
>can be cleaned with cleaning solution or alchohol.

>Steven

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