jra1@ra.MsState.Edu (Mephisto) (03/27/91)
I hate this! my internal drive has suddenly decided to find errors on everything It started when I used one of those disk head cleaner thingys on it. Does anyone know if those can mess up a drive, or is it coincidence that my drive screwed up when it did? -jeff jra1@ra.msstate.edu
witzany@sparc1 (David Witzany) (03/28/91)
jra1@ra.MsState.Edu (Mephisto) writes: >I hate this! my internal drive has suddenly decided to find errors on everything >It started when I used one of those disk head cleaner thingys on it. >Does anyone know if those can mess up a drive, or is it coincidence that >my drive screwed up when it did? >-jeff >jra1@ra.msstate.edu I've been wondering about those cleaners, too. I looked at the ingredientslist for the solution; it's mostly alcohol, but they've added an alkali to the mix, as well. Is this actually better for the drive, or should I switch to the 91% alcohol I use on my tape player's heads, instead?
jdickson@jato.jpl.nasa.gov (Jeff Dickson) (03/28/91)
In article <1991Mar27.163630.5256@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> witzany@sparc1 (David Witzany) writes: >jra1@ra.MsState.Edu (Mephisto) writes: > >>I hate this! my internal drive has suddenly decided to find errors on everything > >>It started when I used one of those disk head cleaner thingys on it. >>Does anyone know if those can mess up a drive, or is it coincidence that >>my drive screwed up when it did? > >>-jeff >>jra1@ra.msstate.edu > > > I've been wondering about those cleaners, too. I looked at the ingredientslist for the solution; it's mostly alcohol, but they've added an alkali to the >mix, as well. Is this actually better for the drive, or should I switch to the >91% alcohol I use on my tape player's heads, instead? My experience with these cleaners is that the cleaning disk is some- what abrasive and absorbant. Basically you wet the disk with the cleaning solution and stick it in the drive. The head rests on the cleaning disk sur- face and is cleaned as the disk rotates beneath it. The solution is normally isoprene (sp?) alcohol (i.e. Teac tape head cleaner), because it does not leave a residue when it dries. This problem you're having sounds strange. I doubt that the solution is at fault. Put a few drops on a piece of glass and let dry. Inspect for residue (if you don't see anything there's no residue). This is a dumb ques- tion, but you did wet the cleaner disk didn't you? Jeff
jra1@ra.MsState.Edu (Mephisto) (03/28/91)
Thanks for all the replies about my disk drive problems. I have now eliminated the idea that it was the cleaning diskette. Jeff