My disk system is killing me ive tried to fix it for hours to no avail. I got it with a new belt so im assuming the belt was replaced but the system clearly wasnt calibrated and has been giving me the err 22 message relentlessly. i messed around with the motor speed and that didnt help then I tried to realign the spindle hub. I didnt have a hex screwdriver so i kind of nudged it into place and it worked and successfully read the disk 3 times. It went back to error 22 after i assumed it was because I kind of half assed it so i did the same thing but a little better and it worked for a whole day. the next day it wasnt working i assumed because i didnt really tighten the screw at all so i ordered the right scew driver and disassembled the whole thing properly and tightened the screw in the correct position and it didnt work. Ive probably redone it 20 times and have gotten nothing but error 22. twice i got it to work after adjusting the speed two but it failed to successfully read the disk more than once. Im dying
Make sure the belt hasn't slipped off the small spindle. I messed with mine for like 3hrs before checking the belt :'( after setting it back it worked perfect.
the belt doesnt slip off all the way but rides up to the to a little leaving it not entirely on the spindle im not sure how to stop this and all the gears turn etc in spite of it..
Post Merge: March 26, 2015, 09:59:56 pm
its also managed to stay fully on for a decent amount of times that ive booted it up with no difference. I really cant figure out what the problem is
I bought this belt
http://www.tototek.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_35&products_id=106
I used this guide
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOY1G3Sg11Q
and everything worked fantastic. The belt slipped off when I was de-protecting it to be able to overwrite my disks.
i did all of that before but i thought i'd try again because its a different method than what i ve done but stll got err 22
Post Merge: March 27, 2015, 04:43:01 pm
i pushed the belt down as low as it would go on the metal spindle and it worked.i tried it again later and now it throws out 27 22 21 7 pretty much anything but mostly 22 and 27 ive gone through all the drive speeds numerous times to be sure that wasnt the problem
I would buy the belt I linked to and try again.
yeah I was thinking i might try that.. thank you for your help!
Sometimes my belt would slowly start to get towards the edge of the spindle as well. Getting error 22 or 27 is the most frustrating thing in the world. I wish I could help you but I'm not that good at fixing FDS. However, there was a little mini guide on here about correctly aligning all the holes in the metal plates. I remember that helped out a lot.
Is the drive head moving back all the way to the home position? Sometimes the return spring gets weak or it binds up and no longer slides smooth on the rails.
a few times before it wast sliding all the way back but i dont think its done it since