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From: rees@pisa.citi.umich.edu (Jim Rees)
Subject: Want to change 8 inch floppy to 5 inch
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Organization: University of Michigan IFS Project
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 91 23:10:11 GMT

I have an Apollo dn330 that has a 1.2 Mb NEC 8 inch floppy drive with a
st506 interface.  It has a 50 pin card edge connector.  I want to replace it
with a 1.2 Mb 5 inch floppy.  I've been told that even if I get a 5 inch
drive with a st506 interface, I can't just plug it in because the 5 inch
will have a 34 pin connector, and the rotational speed may be different.

Can I just make up a special cable and get this to work?  Or will I need to
change jumpers on the controller or muck with the device driver somehow?
What should I ask for when I go shopping for a 5 inch drive?