1541 Read error
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1541 Read error
So the time has come that my 1541 is just giving me more read errors than I can take. My issue is that I don't know how to fix this? I know you need a disk, but I only know how to dismantle floppy drives.
Last edited by Floopy on Thu Oct 26, 2017 2:14 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: 1541 Error
If you take a blank floppy, format it and then read a few sectors here and there, or save a large file to it, can you read it back ?
If yes, then the head is out of alignment.
If not, it's possible the R/W head is dying.
If yes, then the head is out of alignment.
If not, it's possible the R/W head is dying.
Be normal.
Re: 1541 Error
If I write to it now and then read it then it works fine, but if I read disk I made 6 months ago or factory disk then no. I only get the directory of the disk and nothing else loads.
-Floopy
Re: 1541 Error
do you have proper SD disks?
I'm just a Software Guy who has no Idea how the Hardware works. Don't listen to me.
Re: 1541 Error
oh DD of course. anything that isnt HD actually (which doesnt work well)
I'm just a Software Guy who has no Idea how the Hardware works. Don't listen to me.
Re: 1541 Error
My Exelerator+ Disk drive has never been able to read/write a DD disk!
Only SD disks work with this drive.
Only SD disks work with this drive.
Re: 1541 Error
afaik there is no difference in the material, so that would be really odd (and isnt it a 1541 compatible drive?)
I'm just a Software Guy who has no Idea how the Hardware works. Don't listen to me.
Re: 1541 Error
Well the issue is not the disk, because I use a variety of disk and all of them are starting to have read errors. I'm 96% sure the issue is a misaligned head, my issue is I don't know how to put it back into alignment.
-Floopy
Re: 1541 Error
Here is a video that may help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KuWJVUDc5k
“In religion and politics people’s beliefs and convictions are in almost every case gotten at second-hand, and without examination... whose opinions about them were not worth a brass farthing.”
-Autobiography of Mark Twain
-Autobiography of Mark Twain
Re: 1541 Error
alignment issues can be ruled out quite easily - only (and ONLY) when formatting/saving/loading on the same drive works, but loading factory made disks ("original disks") does not, then it is an alignment issue. when you get random problems even with disks written on that drive, then alignment is most likely NOT the problem.
also, if you dont know exactly how to align a drive, and if you dont have the equipment to do it - dont even think about doing it. you'll only make it worse and eventually render the drive unusable
also, if you dont know exactly how to align a drive, and if you dont have the equipment to do it - dont even think about doing it. you'll only make it worse and eventually render the drive unusable
I'm just a Software Guy who has no Idea how the Hardware works. Don't listen to me.
Re: 1541 Error
Well that is my issue, I can read and write disk formatted 2 months ago, but factory disk will not read. I'm also getting disk that I formatted 6+ months ago not reading properly. I can get the directory on all disk though.
"Equiment" what kind of equipment?
"Equiment" what kind of equipment?
-Floopy
Re: 1541 Error
That's what I feared, I need a realignment disk. It's annoying to see how expensive they are.norm8332 wrote:Here is a video that may help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KuWJVUDc5k
-Floopy
Re: 1541 Error
I always just use a commercial (bought) disk and it works fine.
“In religion and politics people’s beliefs and convictions are in almost every case gotten at second-hand, and without examination... whose opinions about them were not worth a brass farthing.”
-Autobiography of Mark Twain
-Autobiography of Mark Twain