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From: storkamp@sjs.sj.ate.slb.com (Mark Storkamp, 408-998-0123 (ex 2079))
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Help with hooking up a SONY DS mechanism
Message-ID: <466@sjs.sj.ate.slb.com>
Date: 19 Jun 89 09:37:00 GMT
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In article <935@ultb.UUCP>, clf3678@ultb.UUCP (C.L. Freemesser) writes:
> In article <1916@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU> ins_bac@jhunix.UUCP (Ajay Choudhri) writes:
>>In article <922@ultb.UUCP> clf3678@ultb.UUCP (C.L. Freemesser (709ITP)) writes:
>>><message deleted 'cause subject says it all>
>>>
>>>What is the model number on that drive?
>>>
>>
>>The model number is MP-f63W-72D...
>>>If it doesn't have the standard 34 pin connector on it, and you didn't
>>>buy it brand new, chances are very good that it is an OEM part made
>>>for some manufacturer by Sony.
>>It has a 34 pin male connectore, the pins are in two rows of 17.
>>anyway, if you or anyone has the pinouts, I can build the cable...
>>>
>> | What I like :
>> | 1) My Atari ST    <----\
>> | 2) My '77 Mercury       > Very good taste I can see..
>> | 3) Coke Classic   <----/
> 
>                         ^
>                         |_  what about my Mercury????    :^)
> 
> Geez, this is gonna be EASY!
> 
> What's wrong?  I don't understand.  The 34 pin connector on the Sony
> is standard.  The 34 pin ribbon cable on the SS drive's circuit board
> should just plug right in.  If it doesn't work, try turning the cable
> upside-down and use it.  Some drives put the connector on backwards.
> 
> Just for clarity:  The SS circuit board is the rectangular board with
> the 14-pin ST drive cable ports on it.
> 
> If you want to hook up the drive without this circuit board, it can be
> done too.
> 
> Seriously, what is the problem??????

I'm not sure what his poblem is, but my problem when I upgraded a very
old Atari ST SS drive to DS was that the original Atari drive did not
have the 'standard' 34 pin connector, it had a single row with something
like 10 or 11 pins. The board to interface the 14-pin ST drive cable
to the drive had some active circuitry on it. I had to trace out the
drive connections and match them up with the 34-pin connector and build
a custom cable. I'm afraid I can't post a wire-list for the cable since
I sold the drive when I upgraded to a Mega.

> 
>>Thanks for all and any help..
>>  -Ajay Choudhri
> 
> You welcome.
> 
> Chris Freemesser, Rochester Institute of Technology | What I like :
> BITNET: %clf3678@RITVAX                             | 1) My Atari ST
> USENET: Just reply and hope it gets through         | 2) My '77 Mercury
> "Another brilliant mind ruined by higher education" | 3) Coke Classic

Mark STorkamp, Schlumberger Technologies | What I like :
CIS: 73637,3016  GENIE: M.STORKAMP       | 1) My Atari ST
USENET: reply                            | 2) My '86 Rotary Rocket (RX-7)
Sig file under construction              | 3) Coke Classic (of course)