I have 3 1571 drives. One seems to work ok. The second one can get a 
directory, but if I try to read any major disk files, it fails. The third 
can't even get a directory.

Yet all of them seem to whir and blink correctly. I think it's a 
misalignment.

What's the best advice for drive head alignment?


Sean.

On 4 dec, 04:40, "Sean Huxter" <sean.hux...@SPAMverizon.net> wrote:
> I have 3 1571 drives. One seems to work ok. The second one can get a
> directory, but if I try to read any major disk files, it fails. The third
> can't even get a directory.
>
> Yet all of them seem to whir and blink correctly. I think it's a
> misalignment.
>
> What's the best advice for drive head alignment?
>
> Sean.

Hello Sean,

I don't think it's a misalignment..

I repared a lot of 1571's. Mostly it's the upper head that's not
making proper contact.

Read this also: http://www.lemon64.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=25092&sid=3414e28610fc6508162ff61a13ca156b

Regards, SAM

On Dec 3, 8:40=A0pm, "Sean Huxter" <sean.hux...@SPAMverizon.net> wrote:
> I have 3 1571 drives. One seems to work ok. The second one can get a
> directory, but if I try to read any major disk files, it fails. The third
> can't even get a directory.
>
> Yet all of them seem to whir and blink correctly. I think it's a
> misalignment.

I'm no expert here but try formatting disks and savving programs with
the
flakekey none functioning drives and reading these disks using the
good drive