Old Floptical Spin Problem Revisited...

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2 total messages Started by Ronald D. Fellman Mon, 09 Nov 1992 03:58

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Author: Ronald D. Fellman
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 1992 03:58

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My old R/W Optical Drive is starting to have spin problems.  However, I
did try cleaning it (with that fancy tool they sold) and tried other 
ODs.  I'm afraid that the problem might be that the laser diode is
getting weak.  Does that sound plausible? 

Has anyone had experience fixing this problem when cleaning doesn't work?
Any comments would be GREATLY appreciated.

Thanks,
-ron fellman (rfellman@ucsd.edu)

Re: Old Floptical Spin Problem Revisited...

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Author: Richard Tilley
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 08:36

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In <2245@deadmin.ucsd.edu> rdf@arad.ucsd.edu (Ronald D. Fellman) writes:

>My old R/W Optical Drive is starting to have spin problems.  However, I
>did try cleaning it (with that fancy tool they sold) and tried other 
>ODs.  I'm afraid that the problem might be that the laser diode is
>getting weak.  Does that sound plausible? 

Insert a known good disk with the write protection tab deployed.
There is a good chance that it will read perfectly.

Do sumarize if you find something a bit more useful.

... Richard
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