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Holli Van Nest <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 31 Mar 1998 14:14:19 -0500
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On Sat, 28 Mar 1998, Michael wrote:

> recently my floppy drive became unusable. i can read from it fine,
> but if i write anything to it the file becomes scrambled. i
> thought it was a bad disk but it's not. even reformatting is no
> help. i thought it was a bad drive, changed it. i've put in a new
> cable. i even disabled the on board floppy controller and installed
> a floppy controller card still no good. any clues as to what is
> wrong?
>
> michael galante

Michael,

Have you done a virus check on your computer?  I've seen viruses
cause the kind of symptoms you're reporting.  Worth a check, at
least.

Holli

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Holli Van Nest

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