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Cleaning A500 DISK DRIVE
« on: August 07, 2007, 12:55:32 AM »
My disk drive sometimes doesn't work, It tries to read but fails sometimes, the I just blow into the unit and it works again.
I have a old cleaning diskette in great condition but missing the liquid that come with it. What can I use? Isopropylic alcohol would be fine?

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Re: Cleaning A500 DISK DRIVE
« Reply #1 on: August 07, 2007, 03:01:48 AM »
Ok, I'll check the cable.
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Re: Cleaning A500 DISK DRIVE
« Reply #2 on: August 07, 2007, 06:33:06 PM »
Thanks for replying.
How do I use that head cleaner program?
what kind of file is .lha?
I need to burn it to an Amiga disk?

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Re: Cleaning A500 DISK DRIVE
« Reply #3 on: August 07, 2007, 07:29:32 PM »
@TjLaZer

I own an A500 since 1990, but never had a HD, so I guess that's why I'm not familiar with Amiga extension files.

Thanks for advices :-)

But I'm not understand how to unpack the .lha to an amiga floppy.
Do I have to unpack using my pc disk drive and that's all?
I mean, the disk must be amiga formatted right?
Pc will be able to write an amiga floppy?
and Amiga will be able to read it?

Sorry but I don't get it!

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Re: Cleaning A500 DISK DRIVE
« Reply #4 on: August 07, 2007, 08:34:36 PM »
Ok, I'll try that.
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