| From: | tesla |
| Date: | 11 May 2000 at 21:21:42 |
| Subject: | Re: Hi-density Floppy |
Neil
Thanks for the reply, however I must remind you, (and others) that this
floppy worked FINE under AmigaDos 2.04.
Gene
----- Original Message -----
From: "Neil Matthews" <fishboy@enterprise.net>
To: <amigaOS3_5@egroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2000 5:05 PM
Subject: [amigaOS3_5] Re: Hi-density Floppy
> > I have been having a continuing problem with my A 3000 Tower. It has a
> > standard floppy, (880K) and a Hi density floppy, (1.76.)
>
> The following is from the A4000 Hardware Guide:
>
> "Many (perhaps most) A4000s were shipped with improperly-wired floppy
> cables. These cables had wires 3-5 twisted, instead of wires 4-6. These
> cables will work fine for a single drive, but will not properly connect a
> second drive. To use two drives that are both jumpered as DS0, the floppy
> cable should have both wires 4-6 and 10-12 twisted. A cable with only
wires
> 4-6 twisted will require the drives to be jumpered as DS0 and DS1.
>
> An improperly-wired or failing floppy cable can cause a high-density drive
> to only work with double-density disks."
>
> I assume that this may also apply to A3000's - hopefully it may be of some
> help :)
>
> --
>
> Neil Matthews
> A4000/060/50 & PPC604e/233, PicassoIV
> http://homepages.enterprise.net/fishboy
>
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