Error 85 usually means that the Widget doesn't come to a "ready" state
within a given timeout value.
Probably the boot block and/or the spare block can't be read.
That means: The Widget needs a Low Level Format.
The Floppy doesn't need any additional power cable- the flat cable includes the necessary power leads.
I hope this helps you a little bit further.
Hello there,
I have a Macintosh XL ( I think !) that I am trying to restore, the internal 10MB Widget drive comes up with Error 85 during power up. Searching around a bit a found the error codes list in the Sun Rem document, this claims that error 85 mean the 'drive cannot keep up'. No further details are given and no suggestion for a fix.
Does this mean it is spinning too slowly ?
Also on an unrelated note, I notice that the floppy drive has a data connection going into it, but no power lead. Is this ok, is the data lead actually data and power combined or do you think I am missing a bit ?
Many thanks for any advice you can offer
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