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@...
Telephone : +44 (0) 1784 476 677

3Dlabs
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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.
>