Date : Thu, 22 Jul 1999 17:01:14 +0100
From : Jon Bloomfield <Jon.Bloomfield@...>
Subject: Re: DFS Installation
Sounds like a useful clue.
At least there aren't too many tracks to trace if I want to be methodical
about it. I know the interface basically works, so it must be in the head
control signals. And thanks to Chris Richardson, who has furnished me with
an Advanced User Guide, I now have a nice circuit diagram to refer to.
Thanks
jon.bloomfield@...
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Philip Blundell [SMTP:pb@...]
> Sent: Thursday, July 22, 1999 4:41 PM
> To: Jon Bloomfield
> Cc: 'bbc-micro@...'
> Subject: Re: [BBC-Micro] DFS Installation
>
> >Yes, it sits there thumping away for a while before giving up with an
> error
>
> You could try pulling the lid off the drive and seeing what the head is
> actually doing. Maybe the direction signal isn't getting through and it's
>
> trying to step the wrong way.
>
> p.
>