Cleaning the drive is a good first step. Get a floppy cleaning kit (most office supply mega-stores have them, and I've still seen them at CompUSA). I'm sure you can get one in a comparable place in Australia.
TechTool Lite (the free one) has a floppy cleaning routine that does a good job. You can get it from
http://www.micromat.com/downloads/downloads.html#Anchor-TechTool-35882
Older versions are still floating around on the Internet if you want a smaller download.
If this doesn't work, hit ebay and find one there. I'm sure you can do a tear down and try to rebuild it, but I haven't seen any instructions on doing so.
The 5300 floppy drive is the same as the 3400 floppy drive, FWIW, and IIRC.
Regards,
Bob Eye Dallas, TX
"W.Sumner Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
1. You need to put in a Mac formatted disc the first time you run a USB floppy..... after that you are fine
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