21-12-2025, 07:05 PM
Someone says that mould, fungi & grime on old diskettes can cause unwanted issues by depositing its muck on to the drive heads.
Make sure you clean the drive drive heads in case you've dirtied them & use new diskettes.
It make require the use of some isopropyl alcohol and cotton buds or cleaning diskette.
Someone then uses the monitor's XW & XR commands to test out the disk interface by
writing to a nominated sector (usually side 0, track 0, sector 1(NOT 0!)) and then reading it back.
Alternatively or also, obtain a Gotek/Flashfloppy - they're great for testing prior to progressing to using real drives.
Enjoy your bee!
Make sure you clean the drive drive heads in case you've dirtied them & use new diskettes.
It make require the use of some isopropyl alcohol and cotton buds or cleaning diskette.
Someone then uses the monitor's XW & XR commands to test out the disk interface by
writing to a nominated sector (usually side 0, track 0, sector 1(NOT 0!)) and then reading it back.
Alternatively or also, obtain a Gotek/Flashfloppy - they're great for testing prior to progressing to using real drives.
Enjoy your bee!