richarbm@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Bryan Richardson) (04/03/91)
Help! I'm not a reader of these newsgroups, but I could use some advice regarding the recent demise of my 3 1/2" floppy drive. The drive is a 720 K drive standard issue on IBM PS/2 model 30's, vintage 1988, and has recently refused to read files on any of my disks. As the drive is not frequently used, I suspect that it is out of alignment, but I don't know for sure. I consulted with the local "Computerland" and they recommended just replacing the drive with a refurbished 1.44 M drive outright at a cost of $80 plus $40 for labor. Does this sound reasonable? If replacement is the route, is it even possible to upgrade to a 1.44 M drive? (I assume that it is.) Also, would it make more sense to buy one mail order and install it myself? I'm not a hardware person, but am not a total klutz, either. Also, are there any recommended or should-avoids in the computer mail-order arena? Please reply via email to richarbm@mentor.cc.purdue.edu. Thanks in advance for your advice and help. Bryan Richardson richarbm@mentor.cc.purdue.edu AT&T Bell Laboratories and, for 1991, Purdue University Disclaimer: Neither AT&T nor Purdue are responsible for my opinions.
schuster@panix.uucp (Michael Schuster) (04/04/91)
In article <9358@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> richarbm@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Bryan Richardson) writes: >Help! I'm not a reader of these newsgroups, but I could use some >advice regarding the recent demise of my 3 1/2" floppy drive. > >The drive is a 720 K drive standard issue on IBM PS/2 model 30's, >vintage 1988, and has recently refused to read files on any of my disks. >As the drive is not frequently used, I suspect that it is out of >alignment, but I don't know for sure. I consulted with the local >"Computerland" and they recommended just replacing the drive >with a refurbished 1.44 M drive outright at a cost of $80 plus >$40 for labor. Does this sound reasonable? > >If replacement is the route, is it even possible to upgrade to a >1.44 M drive? (I assume that it is.) Also, would it make more >sense to buy one mail order and install it myself? I'm not a >hardware person, but am not a total klutz, either. Also, are there >any recommended or should-avoids in the computer mail-order arena? > Nobody fixes floppy drives anymore; it's cheaper just to replace it. And $80 for a real IBM floppy is extraordinarily cheap. I'd just take your dealer up on the offer. Furthermore, if it doesn't work, it's =his= problem. -- Mike Schuster | CIS: 70346,1745 NY Public Access UNIX: ...cmcl2!panix!schuster | MCI Mail, GENIE: The Portal (R) System: schuster@cup.portal.com | MSCHUSTER