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From: alkman@hexagon.se (Stefan Alkman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st.tech
Subject: Re: 5 1/4" drives
Message-ID: <1231@hexagon.se>
Date: 15 Oct 90 05:39:38 GMT
References: <3468@mindlink.UUCP>
Reply-To: alkman@hexagon.se (Stefan Alkman)
Organization: Hexagon Computer Club, OErebro, Sweden
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In article <3468@mindlink.UUCP> a1076@mindlink.UUCP (Robert Bell) writes:
>can anyone tell me how to connect a teac FD-55BR-578-U 5 1/4" floppy drive to
>my ST.I've got the cable set up right,but what i need to know is what resisters
>if any,need to be removed or replaced and what links have to be set.At the
>moment the drive light comes on but the head remains still and i get various
>error messages.

I have connected a 5 1/4" to my ST, byt the st don't get the select signal
low enought, so i just removed the resistors on the drive that "pull it up".
(It was two on my drive, one in a socket and one who was soulded on the bord)

(Yes! My english is BAD!)
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