Screeching 5 1/4 FDD

From: Lawrence Walker <lgwalker_at_look.ca>
Date: Fri Oct 6 03:01:55 2000

> I'd bet the oxide is coming free of the substrate and causing the
> screeching sound. That is just surmise.
>
> I spent about a week rejuvinating a 9track tape that was doing
> something similar. I kept cleaning the heads and running the tape
> through the drive while holding alcohol soaked chemwipes to the tape
> surface. I'm unsure if you can clean a floppy this way or not.
>
> Jeff
>
 Were you able to save the data on the tape ?
If the oxide wasn't coming free in crucial areas and it was just a bit
affecting the heads perhaps cleaning it could work. If the disk is
toast anyway it might be worth a try as a last resort.

thanks larry



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