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From: donm@pnet07.cts.com (Don Maslin)
Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm
Subject: Re: Help: Tandon Disk Drive & Xebek controller
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Date: 21 Apr 91 23:25:04 GMT
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etpkg@levels.sait.edu.au writes:
>So, If someone has details of the jumpers of the Tandon drive they would be
>much appreciated....

The jumpers and factory settings for the TM 50x drives are as below:

        Jumper  Function                Setting         Usage
        W1      Track Fault             O       Install for excess track fault
        W2      Test                    O       Install for factory test
        W3      Disable Limit           O       Install to disable soft limits
        W4      Spin Select             O       Install for spin select
        W5      Tracks                  S       Install for standard version
        W6      Motor Type              -       Install for Type 1.8 motor
        RTW7    Read Terminator         I       Close only at end drive of
                                                daisy chain data.  Closed for
                                                radial data.
        WTW8    Write Terminator        I       
        
        S4W9    Drive Select 4          O       Install one of four plugs only
        S3W10   Drive Select 3          O       Plug corresponds to drive addr
        S2W11   Drive Select 2          O
        S1W12   Drive Select 1          I

        3PW13   Three Disk             503      Close for TM503 only

        U22     Terminator Pack         I       Install in end drive of daisy
                                                chain.
        NOTES:
          O     Omit
          I     Install
          S     Close jumper for standard version only
         503    Close jumper for TM503 only

>     [...]         The hard disk controller in the ICL is a Xebek Systems
>model 104526 (at least thats the only number written on it). The jumper
>settings for this would also be good.
>
Sorry, I can't help you out on that.  Perhaps someone else will.


                                                 - don

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