Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!ittvax!qumix!zentec!amd!fortune!hpda!hplabs!sri-unix!Chris@ecld.#eclnet From: Chris@ecld.#eclnet Newsgroups: net.micro.apple Subject: disk drive problem Message-ID: <11849@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Tue, 30-Oct-84 01:40:58 EST Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.11849 Posted: Tue Oct 30 01:40:58 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 3-Nov-84 19:57:35 EST Lines: 20 From: Christopher HoMy Rana Elite Three floppy drive on my Apple ][+ seems to have gone permanently write-protected. I think the problem could be in one of three places (in order of what I think is most likely): 1) the light/ LED and photo-sensitive detector that senses the cutout in each floppy, 2) the user's write-protect switch (temporarily used instead of using a sticker to cover the floppy's cutout), or 3) some of the electronics on the board with the drive. I took a brief look around inside; nothing was obviously loose or blown. The drive mechanism was an MPI 92 (I think that's the number), a 96 tpi, 80 track double sided model. Does anyone have any suggestions on easy ways to pinpoint the problem? Any idea how much a dealer would charge? I'd hate to pay $50 or more to replace an LED... Replies/comments to me, please. -------