Excellent thanks. I am seriously impressed by that floppy design !
Cheers Mike On 9/7/05, Dr. Helmut Post <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Mike! > > Error 85 usually means that the Widget doesn't come to a "ready" state > within a given timeout value. > Probably the boot block and/or the spare block can't be read. > That means: The Widget needs a Low Level Format. > > The Floppy doesn't need any additional power cable- the flat cable includes > the necessary power leads. > > I hope this helps you a little bit further. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "mike sherry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "LisaList" <lisalist@mail.maclaunch.com> > Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 11:23 AM > Subject: Widget can't keep up ! > > > Hello there, > > I have a Macintosh XL ( I think !) that I am trying to restore, the > internal 10MB Widget drive comes up with Error 85 during power up. > Searching around a bit a found the error codes list in the Sun Rem > document, this claims that error 85 mean the 'drive cannot keep up'. > No further details are given and no suggestion for a fix. > > Does this mean it is spinning too slowly ? > > Also on an unrelated note, I notice that the floppy drive has a data > connection going into it, but no power lead. Is this ok, is the data > lead actually data and power combined or do you think I am missing a > bit ? > > Many thanks for any advice you can offer > > -- > LisaList is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Shop buy.com and save. <http://lowendmac.com/ad/buy.com.html> > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > LisaList info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/lisa.html> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:lisalist@mail.maclaunch.com> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/lisalist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com > > > > -- > LisaList is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Shop buy.com and save. <http://lowendmac.com/ad/buy.com.html> > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > LisaList info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/lisa.html> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:lisalist@mail.maclaunch.com> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/lisalist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com > -- LisaList is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Shop buy.com and save. <http://lowendmac.com/ad/buy.com.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> LisaList info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/lisa.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:lisalist@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/lisalist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
