bagpiper@pnet02.gryphon.com (Michael Hunter) (09/29/89)
I recently bought an Amiga 1000 for home n' hacking use. For the first few
days it worked fine. But a few days later, after a move, the internal drive
started getting read errors, ect. Is it common for Amiga disk drives to get
problems like this and what are my options.
Michael
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INET: bagpiper@pnet02.gryphon.comdca@toylnd.UUCP (David C. Albrecht) (10/03/89)
In article <20365@gryphon.COM>, bagpiper@pnet02.gryphon.com (Michael Hunter) writes: > I recently bought an Amiga 1000 for home n' hacking use. For the first few > days it worked fine. But a few days later, after a move, the internal drive > started getting read errors, ect. Is it common for Amiga disk drives to get > problems like this and what are my options. I don't know how common it is. One option is 'Ami Alignment System' from Free Spirit Software (available lots of places). It comes with a specially duplicated alignment disk and allows you to coarsely align your drive yourself. It could also be problems with seating of the cables internal to your 1000. I had been using my 2000 for quite a while and had noticed that the internal drive was a little flakey. I got AMAX and interestingly enough it would boot off the external 1010 but not the internal drive. In fact, sticking any disk in the internal drive caused AMAX to hang. The drive checked out fine using the AMI alignment deal. After much more hair pulling etc.. I happened to disconnect the cable from the motherboard and re-plug it back in, voila! it started working. Though I expect the Ami Alignment System isn't as good as using a real alignment disk ~$100 and a scope but then it doesn't require any special equipment. David Albrecht
FelineGrace@cup.portal.com (Dana B Bourgeois) (10/06/89)
[line eater food] There was a review of one of the disk-type floppy alignment systems in Amazing(I think). The conclusion is that a proper alignment is properly acomplished with a dual trace scope (or equivalent). But the disk performs as advertised. I think they felt it was pretty much a waste of money nonetheless. Dana @ cup.portal.com "leaving a line for the LineEater is a quaint usenet custom..."