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A500 floppy not reading
« on: May 24, 2003, 09:09:46 PM »
I bought a used A500 at a used comp. store..powerd it on..and inserted floppy..it reads the floppy but doesnt boot as if the floppy was not bootable.. I tried about 10 different floppies..

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Re: A500 floppy not reading
« Reply #1 on: May 25, 2003, 02:19:38 PM »
i'm going to try cleaning it up... replacing both cia chips didnt do the trick..so its either bad or dirty.
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