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From: pfg@ukc.ac.uk (P.F.Gisby)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Single-sided atari drives
Summary: CABLES....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Message-ID: <4254@harrier.ukc.ac.uk>
Date: 23 Mar 90 09:42:33 GMT
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> In article <633@ksr.UUCP> fay@ksr.UUCP (Peter Fay) writes:
> >Has anyone tried upgrading one of those old cruddy single-sided Atari
> >external drives to a double-sided drive by just pulling out the old
> >drive and inserting a 720K TEAC or whatever? Does it work with no
> >hitches? How about a 1.2 Meg drive - anyone tried that?
> >
> I tried taking out the chinon 720k drive which was built-in to my 1040
> and replacing it with a panasonic 720k
> (the stupid drive burned out) and THAT
> didn't work... The cables fit perfectly, but when I turned my computer on,
> the drive would just spin infinitely - never seeking. I tried this
> on another panasonic - same thing. I think standard IBM drives
> don't work properly on the ST - perhaps some jumpers must be set
> but the techie folks at the store I bought the drive from had no idea
> how to do it.


You have the disk drive cable upside down...  This is just about
the ONLY thing that would make the motor stay on when the drive is
not being accessed.....

Good luck......

I'd try again if I where you just remember THE RED WIRE ON THE CABLE IS
PIN ONE...!!! and pin one should be marked on the connectory to the drive..

Pete..

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