HELP!!! My 3.5" drive is stuck on itself!

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From: Moe Bradley
Date: Mon, 07 Aug 1989 18:48

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I'm having trouble with my 3.5" drive--it only acknowledges the first
disk put inot it.  Any subsequent insertions are ignored.

For example, if I ask for a directory of a disk I get one for the
first disk it reads.  If I insert a different disk into the drive it
gives me the same directory which it read before.  Also, inserting
a second disk results in a "File not found  - Abort, Retry, Fail" 
error message if I try to access the program contained on the disk.

I don't think it's a problem with my drive--I believe it's either a
controller problem or a software problem (I have MS-DOS 3.3).  

Anyone have any suggestions on how to isolate the problem and maybe
fix it?

Thanks.

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From: moe@aati.UUCP (Moe Bradley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: HELP!!! My 3.5" drive is stuck on itself!
Keywords: Only reads the first disk inserted
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Date: 7 Aug 89 18:48:25 GMT
Organization: Analysis & Technogy's Embedded Computer Group, New London, CT
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