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Offline Angel9999

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Floppy drive problem!
« on: April 13, 2005, 03:29:26 PM »
my floppy drive keeping saying that my disk needs to be formatted... but it doesn't need to be. i'm wondering if it has a virus or its a hardware problem... what should i do?
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Offline HeddaLora

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Floppy drive problem!
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2005, 12:27:43 PM »
It sounds like it's out of alignment.

They're so cheap these days, I'd just replace it (rather than trying to align it).
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« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2005, 08:51:07 AM »
[quote name=\'HeddaLora\' date=\'Apr 15 2005, 01:27 PM\']It sounds like it's out of alignment.

They're so cheap these days, I'd just replace it (rather than trying to align it).
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HeddaLora is right, Floppy Disk drives are very sensitive and finicky.  They often stop working for what appears to be no reason.  Floppy disk as a medium itself is very unreliable.  If possible I would forget the floppy and just use a USB drive.  They are very compatible and extremely durable.  I beat the crap out of mine and it still works like a charm.
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