Re: pb 1400cs and floppy problem

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From: Rebecca and Rowland
Date: Sat, 03 Oct 1998 00:00

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Ukteachers <ukteachers@aol.com> wrote:

> everything works fine except the floppy drive... if floppy drive removed
> it works just fine....with it in..it just hangs the computer until
> eventually the dialogue for an unreadable disk comes up and do I want to
> eject or erase...even if there isn't a floppy in there....sounds
> serious..huh? Tried reinstalling system software (8.1). I haven't got the
> Cd module to test if the expansion bay is at fault.  Any one heard of this
> problem.

No, but...  Have you tried re-building the desktop, running Disk First
Aid 8.2 (and/or Norton Disk Doctor and/or TechTool Pro 2), throwing away
any suspect prefs files (Apple Menu Options for starters), running a
virus checker, and using TechTool to zap the PRAM?

Rowland.

P.S.  Do please set your newsreader to wrap at 72 characters.

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