Re: Ultra5 floppy installation

From: Andrej Sydorko (luser_at_port-nospam-alofevil.org)
Date: 02/22/05

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    "* Me *" <also_atNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in message
    news:d%oRd.422065$8l.420141@pd7tw1no...
    > Hi,
    >
    > Last time I had this problem ... I tried a single headed PC floppy cable.
    > No luck. The floppy light would just stay on. I had to go to the older
    > style ribbon cable for a PC that had the connections for a A and B drive.
    > The B drive was the connector in the middle (one end was the mother board,
    > the middle was the B drive, the other end was the A drive).
    >
    > I had to use the B connector, the nib cut off so that I could insert it
    180
    > degrees from how it expected.
    >
    > Cheers
    >
    >

    I actually got my hands on a new ribbon cable, support for 2 drives, and a
    new floppy drive and it's now working. However I have ended up with another
    problem now. But that will be a new thread.
    Thanks to all who gave me hints and tips and helped me getting the floppy to
    work.

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