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- From: msg@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Mark Centurion Greenberg)
- Subject: Re: Second Diskette Drive on Z386/SX question?
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- Organization: Purdue University Computing Center
- References: <1992Nov13.205932.24139@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca>
- Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 22:25:17 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov13.205932.24139@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca> dedourek@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca (John DeDourek) writes:
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- >
- >As a solution, I have been loaned a cable which looks like:
- >
- >controller 5 1/4 3.5 3.5
- >plug---------plug--------plug1---very long------twist-----plug 2
- >
- >The assumption is that I can run the the cable from the controller
- >first to the 5 1/4 drive, then use the very long run to loop
- >back to the lower 3.5 which would use plug 2 (after the twist).
- >The assumption is that this accomplishes what I need. (Is that
- >correct?)
- >
- >Are there any problems with this solution which can be forseen?
- >
- >Are there any other possibilities? What are the advantages/disadvantages?
- >
- >Thanks for your assistance.
- >
- >dedourek@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca
- >
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- Sounds good to me. I've done this a millions times (ok, maybe 3 times) with a
- Z-248 and some 386 model. As long as you can set your ROM to the correct
- settings, it should work. Feel free to experiment. I don't think its possible
- to break it. Good luck.
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