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From: todhor@auto-trol.UUCP (Tod Hornsby)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: installing 2nd internal floppy
Message-ID: <495@auto-trol.UUCP>
Date: 13 Dec 89 14:46:56 GMT
Reply-To: todhor@auto-trol.COM ()
Organization: Auto-trol Technology, Denver
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Well I'm just about through installing the Chinon 3.5 internal
in my 2000.  Interestingly enougyh the original Commodore
3.5 is Made By Chinon (# 354 rev A) and though slightly
different it appears 'better' constructed than the Chinon
I just bought but alas it has no dust cover.  Anyway the
Chinon I bought (# 354 rev B) installed nicely.  I put it 
on the right side (df1:) and moved the commodore over to the
left side(df0:).  i.e. reading left to right.  Everything
appears fine except for this:  When I access either drive
say to do a read or dir BOTH lights on both drives come on.
should this be?  It definitely recognizes the new drive
as df1: so they`re not both set to the same device, and in 
the brief time that I played with them last night everything
appeared to work fine.  I just don't think both lights 
should come
on when I access one drive.  Oh yeah they come on even if the
other drive has nothing in it!  Again this happens both ways
If anyone has similar experience explanation etc I'd be most
interested.

On an aside it would be very easy (just need drill and small
bit) to retrofit a dust cover door to the commodore drive.
The Chinon face (door etc) will NOT mount onto the Commodore
version of the drive they mount differently, However if 
the holes are present the door definitely would. Unfortunetly
I doubt you could get the doors (& spring) from chinon 
seperately but maybe it's worth a try.  The chinon also uses
an amber led instead of red.  No biggee to me but it's easy
to get to and replace with a red rectangular led.  The chinon
is also reasonably quiet.

Thanks in advance!        - Todd