On Sun, Jun 30, 2019 at 5:33 AM Gary Sparkes via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> It... seems to be working reliably again now. > > I'd still be interested in finding a spare/compatible, even if it's a bare > drive without the card edge connector, but somehow now that i've been > prodding it and doing absolutely nothing different other than booting off > it a few times, it seems to be operating just fine under DOS 5 > > On Sun, Jun 30, 2019 at 5:15 AM Gary Sparkes <mok...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hey all, i'm having a fair amount of trouble with my PS/2's floppy > > drive... wanted to back up my BBS and none of the disks i put in would > read > > or format! > > > > Oddly though, it WILL boot a disk that's inserted on power-on. > > > > I hear it try and hit the disk a few times while in dos repeatedly before > > failing with the R/A/F options ... and format tries to read it, then goes > > attempts to format it, and can't find sector 0 ..... > > > > I'm really confused about those symptoms since it boots the only bootable > > disk I had on hand - ironically spinrite 6 (I'm aware of how useful it > > is...) - so i'm looking at replacing it ... or figuring out what's wrong > > with it that it can boot a disk just fine, but not use one while in DOS ? > > > > > > .... and by wiggling the floppy a bit I just got it to format a disk > while > > in the ... drive, and now it's making the noise it did before and > stalling > > occasionally. > > > > Perhaps the disk just isn't catching fully? > > > > -- > > Gary G. Sparkes Jr. > > KB3HAG > > > > > > It could be that you need to "grease the skids". I'd try a cleaning and re-grease moving parts (although there are less because they don't auto eject like a MAC of the era. Observe the operation of the drive with the cover removed.. I have to check but I think there is a "regular" 3.5 to PS/2 drive adapter around, someone selling one? IIRC the PS/2's need a power line (or two) merged into pin X (?). It may be worth it to investigate the possibility of buying or making an adapter as these PS/2 drives are becoming hard to find. Bill
