I began receiving the same error after the MVC-FD83 was dropped. I researched the web for several days, and did not find much help other than reseating cables or formatting the disks. I performed all of the recommended "fixes" with no success. I emailed one site asking for a quote to repair the camera, and was quoted $ over $150.00. I felt that was too much, due to the age of the camera, and if I could not repair it myself, it would probably end up on Ebay as a Part-Only, because it has a good LCD among other usable parts. I determined that the drive must in fact be either damaged or too far out of alignment to function correctly. I decided to open the camera, and see what I could learn...I verified all cables were seated securely, they were. I verified that all "little" parts or the drive, i.e., heads, etc., were not damaged or shaken loose from the fall. All appeared OK. I then, very carefully, opened the floppy drive, being careful to no loose any of the tiny screws, nor to damage or bend the shield that protect the inner mechanics of the floppy, removing it so I could observe the internal functional parts. I careful performed an "open case" power on of the camera. The drive was in fact receiving power, I could hear the drive try to function, but I found something very interesting. The heads were not indexing when the camera booted. Knowing that they should, my only conclusion was that the heads were jammed, due to the fall. I then took a very small jewelers screwdriver and placed it in position to carefully "pry" the movable mechanism that the heads are mounted on in the direction towards the middle of the drive. With very little effort, the head assemble "popped" and appeared to be in a more normal position. I then powered on the camera and observed the head assembly. They indexed normally as they should. I was confident that all was well. I careful reassembled the drive, re-verified that none of the cables had come loose while I was working on the various pieces, and then reassembled the camera. Now for the ultimate test, I took a picture...and it worked perfectly, just as it had prior to the fall. I am confident that if you have a mechanical ability, comfortable with working on small parts and pieces, and have good eye site (a must), you can also try this fix. Disclaimer---I am providing this information only as a description of what I experienced and the processes I took to resolve the problem, and am in no way responsible for any problem or further damage you may cause if you attempt to follow these instructions without the proper materials, methods or ability. I am not a Sony repair technician, just a PC Repair Tech, who is not afraid to explore when there is nothing to loose. This post in no way implies that this "fix" will resolve all C:13:01 error messages. It just fixed mine. If you are game for an adventure, and have nothing to loose, Good Luck.

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