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Stock in the Floppy!
Name: Lynne Date: March 25, 2001 at 14:36:52 Pacific
Comment:
I inserted a 3.5" disk in floppy drive and when I ejected, ONLY the disk came out...not the metal sliding door. It's still sitting way in the back of the drive
What can I do to remove it from there without damaging the drive? Lynne
Name: fred6008 Date: March 26, 2001 at 08:20:02 Pacific
Reply:
Remove the drive from the computer. Pull the plastic front off. Then hold the drive upside down and shake. The metal should fall out. If it is hung in there you have a problem for tweezers or a knife blade, and there is some risk of damaging the drive.
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SCSI boot?
