From: scosgt_at_att.net
Date: Tue Dec 11 2001 - 09:32:03 EST
I have a whole box of them, tested and working
> The failure rate on floppy drives for 760 and 755 models is extremely
> high. There are three different FRU models out there that fit, and all
> three have similar failures... They just stop working without any
> apparent reason. You can use an external unit with more success if it
> has a working floppy drive, but the actual floppy drive is the same in
> both the internal and external unit. You can exchange the drives with
> some success, but in general, the bad ones stay bad. Thinkpad floppy
> drives that fit the 760, 755, and a few others which are becoming more
> difficult to find in reliable working condition... about a third of
> the ones on eBay don't work.
>
> The 760 floppy drive has the highest failure rate of any component I
> know of... higher than the infrared unit on the 760, the power supply
> on some 500 series models, and the keyboards on many models.
>
> If you can find an external unit with the correct cable connectors on
> it, you will have much greater success in the rest of your install.
>
> Ray
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