[Coco] Another problem

[Tim Fadden]

Where does it say they are 3.5 in drives?  I have two 5.5 inch 80 track 
720k drives.

Just saying.  :-)

On 7/16/2015 4:38 PM, Bruce W. Calkins wrote:
> I have found head alignment to be a common problem with 3.5" drives.   
> A few years ago I was snagging them for free. Now?  they are getting a 
> bit scarce.  I have not found them easy to realign either.
> Bruce W.
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>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Graham"
>
>> Sounds like a head alignment problem, to me.
>>
>> --Michael
>>
>> On 7/16/2015 1:55 PM, Bill wrote:
>>> Naturally, about the only time I post is when I have a problem. So, 
>>> here
>>> goes:
>>>
>>> I have 2 Coco 3 systems. One consists of a Coco 3, MPI and a dual 
>>> set of 3
>>> ½” 80 track drives (set 1). I’m running an FD 500 (unaltered) disk
>>> controller with it.
>>>
>>> The other is a Coco 3 with a dual set of 3 ½” 80 track drives. I’m 
>>> running a
>>> 26-3029 (unaltered) controller (set 2). Individually, they work 
>>> fine. When I
>>> change the drives from one computer to the other, they still work fine.
>>>
>>> The problem is that the disks created from Set 1 cannot be read by 
>>> Set 2.
>>> Regardless which computer they are hooked to, one set of drives 
>>> cannot read
>>> the disks created by the other set of drives.
>>>
>>> Ideas? Solutions?
>>>
>>> Thanks 
>
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