User Manual

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TEAC Tech Support: If you have questions on the floppy installation, please
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Rev. TRG 2/02
Symptom
Indicator light never turns on when
executing READ or WRITE
Indicator light comes on as soon as
power is applied and stays on.
Drive type mismatch during boot
Invalid media or Track 00 bad when
formatting.
The same directory is displayed for
different diskettes.
Drive not ready error reading drive X.
General failure error reading drive X
Sector not found error.
Solution
Ensure proper interface cable and power
cable connection and CMOS setup
configuration.
The ribbon cable may be reversed. Check
Pin #1 orientation. Possible bad cable.
Check CMOS setup for correct drive
type: 3.5" 1.44 MB.
Attempted to format an HD diskette to
720K or DD diskette to 1.44 MB. Drive
is not properly set in CMOS setup. Or
controller card is not configured
correctly. Check setup by referring to
controller documentation.
Controller is not receiving disk change
signal. Pin #34 on the ribbon cable is
broken. Or disk drive is malfunctioning.
No diskette inserted in the drive or
motor not spinning. Drive may need
service. A possible bad cable.
Diskette not formatted. Drive out of
alignment. DSDD disk formatted to
1.44MB.HD disk formatted for 720K.
Use correct disk. Drive may need service.
Head seek error or drive out of
alignment. Bad media or drive.
Trouble Shooting