| User | Post |
HyperLamer
Posts: 2132/8210 |
Yeah, the drives broke and they didn't bother fixing it because it's way outdated.  |
BMF98567
Posts: 477/1261 |
Methinks there's a good reason it was in a dumpster... |
HyperLamer
Posts: 2121/8210 |
Swap which?
I wouldn't be surprised if it's dirt affecting the floppy drive (hell, I found the thing in a dumpster ), but I've taken it out, cleaned it and its port out really quick with compressed air, and re-inserted it a few times. (And I don't see how it would stop the CD from spinning. Jam it maybe, but I can spin it on my own, even inside the drive thanks to the missing front panel. ) |
FreeDOS
Posts: 878/1657 |
Perhaps the port is dirty. Do you have to swap them? |
HyperLamer
Posts: 2120/8210 |
The laptop in question is a (quite old) Compaq Armada 1573DM. The floppy drive won't read disks (gives General Failure/Read Error messages), and the CD drive says not accessible - the disc doesn't appear to spin although I can spin it manually. I don't see any physical problems with either, and they're not IDE so I can't replace them. Tried changing all the settings etc. Anything else I should look at? |
