Instruction manual

1541/1571
DRIVE
ALIGNMENT
for
The
Commodore
641128
Computer
f(om
Free
Spirit
Software &
[BSD]
Software
Instruction
Manual
by
Mark
Brannon
The
1541/1571
Drive
Alignment
System
Is
a
precision
alignment
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that will return your
disk
drive
to better than new alignment,
The
Alignment
System
will
automatically evaluate the alignment
condition of your
drive
and provide
you
with the
necossary
Information
to realign your
drive,
with
friendly
'on-screen' help available
at
all
times
The
Alignment
system
Is'designed to operate with the
C-128,
1280,
(in
either
64
or
128
mode),
the
C-64
(&
C-64C),
and the
SX-64
computer,
The
Alignment
System
'will
work
with the
following
disk
drives:
1)
1541
and
1541C
drive
2)
1571
drive
3)
SX-64
drive
4)
Commodore compatible
drives
Program loading:
For
the
C-128
computer,
simply
Insert
the Alignment
disk,
(program~
side
up)
in
the
disk
drive
and reset or turn
on
the computer,
For
the
C-64,
type
LOAD"*",8
then
press
(RETURN),
Then
type
HUN
[RETURN),
For
the
SX-64,
press
[C
c:]
and
(RUN/STOP)
simultaneously.
.
For
multiple
drive
systems,
If
drive
number
81s
so
badly
out
at
alignment
that
It
will
not load a program, type
LOAD
"AUGNMENT
64",9,1
for
the
C-64
or
RUN
"ALIGNMENT
128",U9
for the
C-128,
For
single
drive
systems
that
drive
number
81s
so
badly
out of alignment
that
it
will
not load a program,
see
notes
on
Loading
with a mill-aligned
drive,
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my
drive need allgnment7
If
your
disk
drive
chatters or
bangs
or the
DRIVE
ACTIVE
light
continue~
to
flash
rapidly
during
UN·PROTECTED
program
loads,
or programs
fail
to
load
at
all,
or
If
It
has
difficulty
writing
files
to a
disk,
chances
,re
It
Is
In
need of alignment