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|    Felice Murolo to All    |
|    Re: Amiga floppy issues    |
|    07 Jan 24 17:24:46    |
      From: nospam.Felice.Murolo@f206.n335.z2.fidonet.org              On 05-01-2024 20:07:20, Ginger1 writes:              > Hi all,       > Trying my luck with an Amiga issue on this C= echo.       > I'm having issues with formatting (nevermind writing to or reading from)       > on my 1200.       > I've basically stiffed the internal drive. Now, trying to format a floppy       > my external drive...I get a consistent "Couldn't format Cylinder 0" error.       > floppies in question were very well cared for and previously working fine       > and it is happening across all of them.       > I'm worried I have somehow fried the drive logic on the motherboard, as I       > previously having the same issue on the internal drive (leading to my       > repair attempts.)       > Any ideas or suggestions much appreciated!              Hi, it seems like a High Density - Low-Density problem.       Try covering the little window on the right with some tape.                     Ciao.       Felix              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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