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[C64] Trying to LOAD and RUN floppy disks from 1990-1995. (piefed.cdn.blahaj.zone)
submitted 2 months ago by to c/techsupport@lemmy.world
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I have disassembled and dedusted the disk drive and still get this error on an Commodore 64. Is it probable that the floppy diskettes are simply demagnetized by now? I am trying to recover some of dad's old essays and poems.

Edit: the error channel says READ ERROR

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Edit2: the read head is not rusted. In fact, it looks like new. ๐Ÿ˜… Tried both LOAD"*",8 and LOAD"$",8 on another ten or so disks, with the same file not found error.

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[โ€“] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Are you sure the drive heads are properly aligned? I don't remember the program name, but I vaguely remember loosening the stepper motor on my drive and ever so slightly moving it to get the drive heads aligned. The program included a reference disk for analyzing the alignment, so that may not be an option here.

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  • [โ€“] [S] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Good question! I have opened the unit twice now, once for dedusting and once to wipe what I thought to be the "read head" with some alcohol. A litte, white, oval protuberance. Other than that, I don't really know what components could need adjustment. This says Head alignment is more sensitive and may require factory alignment disks.

    I'm taking a break for now. I've had three really intensive "retro weeks" and I don't want to get fed up with it. ๐Ÿ˜…

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