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-===== Troubleshooting ===== +===== Troubleshooting Drive Diagnostics ===== 
  
   * Always power down your drive before you disassemble or attempt to repair it by unplugging the Applesauce unit from USB power.   * Always power down your drive before you disassemble or attempt to repair it by unplugging the Applesauce unit from USB power.
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 {{ :app:write_protect_sensor.png?500 |}} {{ :app:write_protect_sensor.png?500 |}}
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-  * Verify that you have a **formatted** floppy of the correct density and correct type. If the floppy is not formatted, formatted for the wrong drive, or formatted at the wrong density, Applesauce can not verify that the drive is reading the disk correctly. If you do not have the correct kind of formatted disk, you can try setting the drive profile manually and then using the [[app:disk_writer|''Disk Writer'']] to create a formatted disk. Note also that Drive Profiler will overwrite tracks of your disk while performing initial testing, which may interfere with Check Drive read test, unless you use a reformat the disk or use a different formatted disk for testing. 
  
 == Reading 0 | Reading 1 == == Reading 0 | Reading 1 ==
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   * You might also see a yellow checkmark in either Reading box, as shown below. A red checkmark means that it can't find any sector structures. A yellow checkmark means that it does see sector structures, but it is also seeing a bunch of noise or bad sectors.   * You might also see a yellow checkmark in either Reading box, as shown below. A red checkmark means that it can't find any sector structures. A yellow checkmark means that it does see sector structures, but it is also seeing a bunch of noise or bad sectors.
 {{ :app:read_in_yellow.png?500 |}} {{ :app:read_in_yellow.png?500 |}}
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 +  * Verify that you have a **formatted** floppy of the correct density and correct type. If the floppy is not formatted, formatted for the wrong drive, or formatted at the wrong density, Applesauce can not verify that the drive is reading the disk correctly. If you do not have the correct kind of formatted disk, you can try setting the drive profile manually and then using the [[app:disk_writer|''Disk Writer'']] to create a formatted disk. Note also that Drive Profiler will overwrite tracks of your disk while performing initial testing, which may interfere with Check Drive read test, unless you use a reformat the disk or use a different formatted disk for testing.
  
   * **The most common cause of a read error is a dirty head.** Try running the Clean Head routine in Fast Imager with a cleaning disk, or manually clean the head after disassembling the drive. If you are using a 3.5" drive, never attempt to clean the heads manually. Only use a cleaning disk to clean the heads of a 3.5" drive. Attempting to manually clean a 3.5" drive heads risks knocking the heads out of alignment or damaging the springs holding the heads in position, these parts are more fragile than their 5" counterparts.   * **The most common cause of a read error is a dirty head.** Try running the Clean Head routine in Fast Imager with a cleaning disk, or manually clean the head after disassembling the drive. If you are using a 3.5" drive, never attempt to clean the heads manually. Only use a cleaning disk to clean the heads of a 3.5" drive. Attempting to manually clean a 3.5" drive heads risks knocking the heads out of alignment or damaging the springs holding the heads in position, these parts are more fragile than their 5" counterparts.
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 ==== TODO ==== ==== TODO ====
  
-  * Explain what all of the measurements mean.+  <del>* Explain what all of the measurements mean.</del>
  <del> * Explain what all of the tests mean.</del>  <del> * Explain what all of the tests mean.</del>
-  * Better troubleshooting.+  <del>* Better troubleshooting.</del>
   * Spindle Test: other drive types   * Spindle Test: other drive types