Kawai Synthesizers

keep getting a 'disk unavailable error' when i try to load or save 
on the q80.

I'm also having the same message. I can't format or save anything. I also tried to use a disk cleaning kit, but to no avail. Note: Using the original power supply.


--- In kawaisynths@yahoogroups.com, "picctecc" <picctecc@...> wrote:

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> keep getting a 'disk unavailable error' when i try to load or save 
> on the q80.
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Hiya,

If you have had this posted to you the disk drive cable may have  
worked itself free,so have to take the lid off and have a look,the  
other reason might be that the original floppy has been replaced with  
the wrong version or the wrong jumper setting?

I can't say I know much about the Q80,what is the size of the floppy. 
720kb or 1.44mb,I'd guess 720K?

Obvious question but if you are using 1.44mb disks have you covered  
the hole to make the DD think they are 720K?

On 17 Feb 2013, at 03:42, darkcelebrator wrote:

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> I'm also having the same message. I can't format or save anything. I  
> also tried to use a disk cleaning kit, but to no avail. Note: Using  
> the original power supply.
>
>
> --- In kawaisynths@yahoogroups.com, "picctecc" <picctecc@...> wrote:
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>> keep getting a 'disk unavailable error' when i try to load or save
>> on the q80.
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This Q-80 I got was actually a barely used/near mint unit with the original box, manual and power supply. I opened it up and everything was nice and clean. There was no signs of any loose wires or replacement drive from the previous owner. It all appears to be original parts. My next course of action is to either buy a brand of floppies through trial/error, patience and hope one of the brand of floppies I buy works or invest an emulator drive. I'm leaning more towards replacing it with an emulator drive. Thanks for the help!

--- In kawaisynths@yahoogroups.com, Jason Adkins <jason_ralf808@...> wrote:

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> Hiya,
> 
> If you have had this posted to you the disk drive cable may have  
> worked itself free,so have to take the lid off and have a look,the  
> other reason might be that the original floppy has been replaced with  
> the wrong version or the wrong jumper setting?
> 
> I can't say I know much about the Q80,what is the size of the floppy. 
> 720kb or 1.44mb,I'd guess 720K?
> 
> Obvious question but if you are using 1.44mb disks have you covered  
> the hole to make the DD think they are 720K?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 17 Feb 2013, at 03:42, darkcelebrator wrote:
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> >
> > I'm also having the same message. I can't format or save anything. I  
> > also tried to use a disk cleaning kit, but to no avail. Note: Using  
> > the original power supply.
> >
> >
> > --- In kawaisynths@yahoogroups.com, "picctecc" <picctecc@> wrote:
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> >>
> >>
> >> keep getting a 'disk unavailable error' when i try to load or save
> >> on the q80.
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> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
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On 09/03/13 22:54, darkcelebrator wrote:
> This Q-80 I got was actually a barely used/near mint unit with the
> original box, manual and power supply. I opened it up and everything
> was nice and clean. There was no signs of any loose wires or
> replacement drive from the previous owner. It all appears to be
> original parts. My next course of action is to either buy a brand of
> floppies through trial/error, patience and hope one of the brand of
> floppies I buy works or invest an emulator drive. I'm leaning more
> towards replacing it with an emulator drive. Thanks for the help!

The brand of floppies makes no difference at all.  They do need to be 
double-density disks, though.  HD disks most likely won't even format.

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Gordonjcp MM0YEQ

Hi, there exists some trick . I used HD floppies , with filled small window . There are two small windows  - one for write-preventing, one fpr format recognition. So , if I can remember, there`s necessary to fill both small windows. http://www.floppydisk.com/ at the end of page.
I formatted modified floppy in Q80, and no problem with using. But I have to say, I haven`t used it a lot nor frequetnly.  Somewhere I wrote, using of different format  floppy can hurt to drive. And it would be critical for Q80.


--- In kawaisynths@yahoogroups.com, Gordon JC Pearce <gordon@...> wrote:

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> On 09/03/13 22:54, darkcelebrator wrote:
> > This Q-80 I got was actually a barely used/near mint unit with the
> > original box, manual and power supply. I opened it up and everything
> > was nice and clean. There was no signs of any loose wires or
> > replacement drive from the previous owner. It all appears to be
> > original parts. My next course of action is to either buy a brand of
> > floppies through trial/error, patience and hope one of the brand of
> > floppies I buy works or invest an emulator drive. I'm leaning more
> > towards replacing it with an emulator drive. Thanks for the help!
> 
> The brand of floppies makes no difference at all.  They do need to be 
> double-density disks, though.  HD disks most likely won't even format.
> 
> -- 
> Gordonjcp MM0YEQ
>

On 11/03/13 01:15, jusufzemplin wrote:
> Hi, there exists some trick . I used HD floppies , with filled small
> window . There are two small windows  - one for write-preventing, one
> fpr format recognition. So , if I can remember, there`s necessary to
> fill both small windows. http://www.floppydisk.com/ at the end of

That doesn't work, because the magnetic stuff on HD disks is completely 
different from DD disks.  DD drives don't produce a strong enough 
magnetic field to write on HD media, and don't have sensitive enough 
amplifiers to recover the signal.

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Gordonjcp MM0YEQ

Hi you are probably right technically but have used taped up HD disks  
on Roland MC50,S330,EPS16+ and Atari ST's with no problems but yeah  
wouldn't want to archive anything important using HD in DD drive but  
ok to get old machines working.

On 11 Mar 2013, at 06:30, Gordon JC Pearce wrote:

> On 11/03/13 01:15, jusufzemplin wrote:
>> Hi, there exists some trick . I used HD floppies , with filled small
>> window . There are two small windows  - one for write-preventing, one
>> fpr format recognition. So , if I can remember, there`s necessary to
>> fill both small windows. http://www.floppydisk.com/ at the end of
>
> That doesn't work, because the magnetic stuff on HD disks is  
> completely
> different from DD disks.  DD drives don't produce a strong enough
> magnetic field to write on HD media, and don't have sensitive enough
> amplifiers to recover the signal.
>
> -- 
> Gordonjcp MM0YEQ
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