>unclerichard
>My next door neighbour had her nephews staying one weekend. In the process
>of playing with her computer they inserted a3.5" into her FDD and it
jammed.

>Is there any way of of ejecting (forcing) the Fd out without taking the FD
>out of the case?


   Sometimes even the paper label will catch on the drive, but usually it is
the disk shutter that catches. I have had some luck with small slim shims
(like a long thin knife blade) inserted into the drive to try and press down
the bent shutter. Taking the drive out of the case completely wil also
enable you to get a better look at the problem floppy. Luckily floppy drives
are cheap around here ($15) so if it is screwed up the replacement expense
is not too bad.


Later,

Russell Smith
http://www.rustysmith.com

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