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From: ardai@bass.bu.edu (Michael Ardai)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Re: Adaptec 1542A - Upgrade - 1.2 Mb floppy problems.
Keywords: ADAPTEC, 1542A, BIOS, UPGRADE.
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Date: 18 Aug 90 02:36:42 GMT
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In article <150237@felix.UUCP> goings@felix.UUCP (David Goings) writes:
-1. I can not get the ADAPTEC 1542A SCSI controller to recognize or 
-   read a 1.2 mb floppy disk in a 1.2mb floppy drive. Does the 1542A
-   support 1.2mb floppies ?. A very unsupportive sales person told me
-   that it "probably did not".

Not only is the salesperson unsupportive, he is wrong.  My system at home
has a 1.2Mb floppy on a 1542A.  Has the drive/cable worked on another
controller?  Has any other drive worked on the Adaptec?  Did you tell the
PC it has a 1.2Mb drive?  Is the floppy controller on the 1542 enabled?
(J13 installed, J17, J18, and J19 jumpered pins 1 and 2)

Adaptec's number is (408)945-8600.  They will help over the phone, but
they ask for your dealer's name in order to 'better educate' him.





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