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In article <1993Jan27.063559.71696@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu>, ry01@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (ROBERT YUNG) writes:
|> I've had it! I'm always getting bad sectors on my 1.44 disk! They format fine,
|> but when I put stuff on them, I'm screwed! I've tried name brand disks and even
|> they can go BAD! IS there an alternative?
|> 
|> I guess it'll cost too much to buy a MO drive, so maybe a tape drive? How
|> reliable ARE they? Can they last a month without data loss? Anybody got a WORM
|> drive they want to donate? :)
|> 
|> Maybe it's just me, but how are your floppies holding out? No, I'm not living
|> next to a power station. Thank you for any input.
|> 
|> -- 
|> ================================== ILAN ======================================
|>  Unsolved mysteries: What is so BAD about leaving the toilet seat up??
|> ==================(Robert) Bobby Yung_______RY01@Lehigh.Edu===================

Greetings...

(1)  How often do you *clean* your floppy drive(s)?
(2)  How *old* is the drive?
(3)  If it's very old (3+ years), you may want to replace it (approx.  $60).

A floppy drive should be cleaned every 10 hours of use.  You can get a
drive cleaning kit at your local computer store, radio shack, kmart, etc.

The older drives were not as well made, and some of the brands were (and
still are) just plain unrealiable.  Try Teacs, Mitsumi, Toshiba...

Off chance:  Could be your *controller* is getting old...  
Off chance 2:  I've seen this twice (in 8 years):  dust build up inside
  the case (*large* amounts, Aunt Clara *would not* be happy...); clean
  out the dust; end of problems.  Seems dust is a low-level
  semiconductor.

Good luck!
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