| From: | eab |
| Date: | 23 May 2000 at 18:02:38 |
| Subject: | Re: Hi-Density Floppy Drive |
Please note the correction of drive IDs.
eab wrote:
> Looking at the rear of the drive you will notice six pins : : : looking at
> the pins from left to right, place
> the jumper on the lower left pins, that will assign the drive as DS1 (DF1).
>
> DS2 DS3
> * * *
>
> *^* *
> DS1 DS0
>
> Derek Lawson wrote:
>
> > I have an Amiga 2000 and I am trying to add a high-density floppy
> > internally. I heard somewhere, probably on this group, that you can use
> > a Chinon FG-357. I have aquired one and I am having some difficulties. I
> > set the jumper on the motherboard, 301, to the closed position to
> > support two drives. I left my original 880k drive as DF0 (DS0) and left
> > the cable connected as it was, with a twist just before the connection
> > to the 880k drive. This leaves one floppy power cable open and one open
> > connector on the floppy cable between the motherboard and the
> > uninstalled floppy. I have read that I need to manually set the drive
> > jumpers on the high-density drive to DF1 (DS1) but I am usure how to do
> > it.
> >
> > Question 1: Can I use a Chinon FG-357 drive in an Amiga?
> >
> > Question 2: Does anyone know how to set the jumpers? The reference on
> > the bottom of the drive is greek to me?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
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