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In article <Bz6AM9.4zK@sounds.wa.com> BrianW@SoundS.WA.com (Brian Willoughby) writes:

   Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
   From: BrianW@SoundS.WA.com (Brian Willoughby)
   Organization: SoundSoftware, Bellevue, WA, USA
   Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 00:56:32 GMT

   I have a NeXTdimension with both floppy and OD, but I would like to learn how  
   to maintain the ODD to prevent it from going bad.  I've heard about the  
   occassional ODD going bad, so I don't want to neglect mine and end up in the  
   same situation.  I think I remember that Spherical Solutions or perhaps some  
   other company was offering refurbished drives at decent prices.  Actually, I'd  
   like to learn how to "refurbish" mine own drive, or at how to maintain it in  
   top working order.

   Maintenance tips for the floppy would be appreciated as well, although I've  
   never been much of a fan of inserting abrasive "automatic" cleaners into a  
   floppy drive to accelerate head wear...

   Thanks.
   -- 
   Brian Willoughby	Software Design Engineer, BSEE NCSU
   BrianW@SoundS.WA.com	Sound Consulting and Signal Processing Software
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I have been using an original NeXTCube with optical happily for four
years with essentially no problems.  (I did have one optical [of 5]
that refused to mount -- kept respinning.  I reformatted it and still
use it without any more problems.)  I think my secret is that I followed
the original warning to keep the cube off the carpet.  Since day 1,
my machine has been on a plank cut slightly larger than the Cube's
footprint.  The only maintenance done re the optical was that I had
small computer support vacuum and clean the drive with the NeXT
(I assume) supplied kit after I had the single problem with an
optical disk.

By the way, the machine has been running essentially
continuously (I'm on my second monitor -- the first one dimmed out).

jim burns
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