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Re: minor E/L floppy problem
On 28 Mar 1996, Mark Stone wrote:
> I have an odd floppy configuration from when my 486 used to be a 386:
> A drive is a 5 1/4, B drive is a 3 1/2. To get Executor to look
> in the right place for a floppy, I have to set MacVolumes to
> /dev/fd1. This works fine when I start up Executor, but if I
> "eject" the floppy during an Executor session, put in a new floppy,
> and ask Executor to check for a floppy, it goes back to looking
> for a disk in the A drive.
Why not switch your drives?
Change your 5.25 cable with your 3.5 cable and change the bios settings
to point to the first floppy as 3.5 and second floppy as 5.25.
Not only would this help executor but I find it really annoying to have
to access the 3.5 floppy from the second drive.
Just a thought,
Dave
dmh@cnct.com
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