Date   : Mon, 05 Dec 2005 23:27:19 +0000
From   : jgh@... (Jonathan Graham Harston)
Subject: Re: BBC B+ with faulty disc interface

> Message-ID: <B618DD132E3741019DC65CA1C7294772.MAI@...>
 
"Ian Wolstenholme" <BBCMailingList@...> wrote:
> I have just received a BBC B+ 128K with 1770 disc interface but
> there appears to be a problem with the disc interface.  When trying
> to access a disc, all that happens is that the drive light comes on for
> about two seconds and the drive spins but then it cuts out and
> nothing else happens.
 
Is the disk formatted? Is it formatted to DFS? Is the drive data
cable properly plugged in? Are all the ICs properly pushed into
their sockets?
 

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