Patches and discussion for Ensoniq VFX family

My floppy drive would not format a disk.  But when I formatted one using my PC, it properly saved sequences and patches. So I formatted a bunch of HD disks, taped the hole closed, and they've been working for me for a while now. 

--- In Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com, "Stakker" <richard.baldwin@...> wrote:
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> 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.
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> I'll give it a go with an HD disk, I'm sure i've got one lying about.
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> thanks for all this advice. 
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> Richard
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> --- In Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com, "Rob Rosenbrock" <bester@> wrote:
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> > Another thought occurs to me... How are your technical skills?
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> > 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.
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> > > Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum having just acquired a VFX-SD.
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> > > 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':
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> > > "Disk Error : Bad Device ID"
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> > > 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?
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> > > Has anyone else seen this error?
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> > > I thank you for your help!
> > >
> > > Rich
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