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Kaypro 10 ST-212 drive failed... but all is good (hopefully)

vanderk

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I recently was working on the my Kaypro 10. I had to swap out the 5.25 DSDD floppy from the 10 into my Kaypro IIX (the IIX had a failed A: Epson drive and the 10's Epson floppy drive matched). I picked up a DSDD floppy drive on "ePay" and installed it in the 10. Well, I powered the 10 and my ST-212 10 MB HD failed--it was fine before. I checked all the connections and the obvious stuff. I tested the ST-212 drive on my XT by using various low level formatting tools and DOS diagnostics. It would not complete a LL format; the drive was toast. Fortunately, I have a spare ST-225 that should serve as a nice replacement. The ST-225 is undergoing a LL format right now and I will install it very soon. Hopefully all will be okay.
 
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