My floppy drive won read a disk – whats up?
[A]: Firstly, make sure that it’s not the disk. If you can try it in another Mac then this is ideal – if not, try other disks in the drive that’s causing problems. If the disk is OK then try cleaning the floppy drive using a 3.5″ disk cleaner. If this fails then you can try removing the drive from the machine and checking that the drive mechanism is free of dust and is moving smoothly (if not, try relubricating it with either penetrating oil or WD-40 until it works smoothly). If you still have no joy, try the drive itself in a different Mac. If the drive is STILL playing up it’s probably time to replace it.
