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From: chris@tharr.UUCP (Chris Allen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st.tech
Subject: Re: Need help on floppy drive dip switches
Message-ID: <1024@tharr.UUCP>
Date: 21 Sep 90 08:07:06 GMT
References: <26F83BCC.13087@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca>
Reply-To: chris@tharr.UUCP (Chris Allen)
Organization: Power Microsystems Ltd
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In article <26F83BCC.13087@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca> johns@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca (Conan the Barbarian) writes:
>
>[.... how to set the jumpers on an Epson SMD400 or similar ...]
>
>	And, how does one set these switches to off and on?  There are
>two rows of 6 tiny pins and 3 clips with which any 2 adjacent pins can
>be connected.  Is this the way all drives work?  

On the Epson drives, there is usually a little diagram under the jumpers
showing what does what. For drive id selection there are four pins labeled
0,1,2,3 any of which can be connected to a central pin.


>
>	One other thing, is there a differet switch setting if the drive
>is to be used as drive A: or drive B:?

On the ST, both drive A and B should have an id of 0 as the computer decides
which one should be selected.

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