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Old February 12th 07, 04:36 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.disks.general
Ben Myers
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Default UPDATE: Most Common Problem With Floppy Disk Drives

The belt may be interchangeable with the ones used to repair and maintain
video cassette recorders. You might try to find a company that will send
you a free catalog or belt measuring device.

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Ben

"Brad" wrote in message ...
Hi,

One problem floppy drive in a laptop, I hear a "wine" noise (belt slip)
during an attempt to read a floppy. I removed the floppy drive and checked
it. I removed the belt and cleaned it with a rubber cleaner/revitalizer.
Afterwards, no more "wine" noise and the floppy drive can read/write now.

I would like to buy a new belt, but this belt is very small in thickness
(can't use any other type of belt), and I doubt I can find a source that
sells them.
Brad

On Wed, 24 Jan 2007 12:36:04 GMT, (Brad) wrote:

Hi,

I have three computers that developed problems with reading floppy disks.
Note: This problem occurred at a different time for each computer.

What is the most common problem with floppy disk drives?

Thanks in advance, Brad

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