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Date:	Fri, 28 Sep 2001 12:47:31 PDT
From:	Steve Carter <scarter@vcnet.com >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Re: Floppy disk drive

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When this happened to me, it turned out to be line #34 (I think)
in the floppy cable, which is the wire that signals that new
disk has been inserted. A new floppy cable fixed the problem.

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On 9/27/01, Sandy Shapiro wrote, in part:
> ...
>My floppy disk drive is acting up. Specifically, it reads the first floppy
>disk put in, but subsequent floppy disks are not read. A Dir gives the
>contents of the FIRST floppy.
>
>I checked the cables and reset the CMOS.
>
>Is there anything else to try before junking it and putting in a new one?
>
>Thanks, Sandy
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