Patches and discussion for Ensoniq VFX family

I've tried using some air and blowing into it, but it didn't improve. i also tried formatting the only disk i've got, but it didn't help.

I'll give it a go with an HD disk, I'm sure i've got one lying about.

thanks for all this advice. 

Richard

--- In Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com, "Rob Rosenbrock" <bester@...> wrote:
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> Another thought occurs to me... How are your technical skills?
> 
> I'm questioning whether the floppy drive has seen much use, or what
> environments it may have been in. The heads might be dirty, or there might
> be actual dust in the drive. If the attempt at formatting a disk doesn't
> work, I'd advise giving the drive a cleaning; possibly with a shot of air.
> 
> > Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum having just acquired a VFX-SD.
> >
> > I am enjoying using it and exploring it's odd menus, but am unable to load
> > the sequencer thanks to the following error when I click 'Load':
> >
> > "Disk Error : Bad Device ID"
> >
> > Is this because the disk drive needs replacing or is it more likely that
> > it's just the one single disk i have is corrupted?
> >
> > Has anyone else seen this error?
> >
> > I thank you for your help!
> >
> > Rich
> >
> >
> >
> >
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