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23676	2001-11-05 10:29:00	For some reason my floppy disk drive tells me that each disk i put in has not been correctly formatted even though it has worked on the system before, even when i format the disk following the prompts it gives me it tells me that the disk is not formatted, its capacity is wrong or there is no disk in the drive. these disks work fine on other systems. does anyone know what is going on? thanks	Guest (0)
23677	2001-11-05 19:53:00	Hi Jeff, sounds like it might be time for a new floppy drive(about$30-$35 new),Perhaps you could first try it on another computer to make sure? cheers steve	Guest (0)
23678	2001-11-06 07:29:00	When was the last time you ran a cleaning disk thru the drive? I used to have this problem regularly with a pc in a really dirty environment at work and cleaning always solved the problem, but the disks were always stuffed. Seemed to scratch the FAT sector and render the disk US.	Guest (0)
23679	2001-11-08 00:20:00	The fan on the PSU sucks air in, and blows it into the case. Guess where the air exits the box, carrying dust from the room. If you have dust, it is sometimes necessary to take the floppy drive out, remove the covers, and clean it properly. Compressed air helps, but a soft brush and a vacuum cleaner can be used. Don't bump the heads.	Guest (0)
23680	2003-09-21 09:17:00	Does your computer have the false curved computer front ? If so you may need to adjust the distance between the back of the front and the front of the floppy drive. If computer front and drive are too close the floppy does not enter the drive properly.	joson (322)
23681	2003-09-21 09:39:00	heh...this thread is years old,besides,since when has the psu sucked air into the case?....lmao.	metla (154)
23682	2003-09-21 10:36:00	Its a bit like this: The cooling fans inside the box generally blow air out. When they do that the air that is blown out needs to be replaced so the air coming back into the box brings with it any airborne dust that that is hanging around. And in some cases the path that that air uses is through your floppy or cd drives which in turn become small dust collection points.	gerrypics (323)
23683	2003-09-21 11:46:00	> Its a bit like this: The cooling fans inside the box > generally blow air out. When they do that the air > that is blown out needs to be replaced so the air > coming back into the box brings with it any airborne > dust that that is hanging around. And in some cases > the path that that air uses is through your floppy or > cd drives which in turn become small dust collection > points. which is nothing like the scenrio described above,the poster earlier in the thread states that the psu sucks air in and blows it out the floppy. ............HA nevermind,besides the reason floppies get full of dust is simply because they are open to the world.	metla (154)
23684	2003-09-21 11:47:00	You do understand that the psu extracts air from the case i presume?	metla (154)
23685	2003-09-21 22:51:00	Not necessary. Mine sucks air in, and blows it right in front of the CPU cooler (not the best thing considering the Power Supply tends to generate a bit of heat, and gathers dust).	somebody (208)
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