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From: hare@seq.uncwil.edu (David F. Hare)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: connections to disk drives
Keywords: disk drive
Message-ID: <1583@seq.uncwil.edu>
Date: 26 May 91 22:47:52 GMT
Organization: Univ. of North Carolina @ Wilmington
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Hi all,

I tried to switch the cables on my 5.25 A: drive and my 3.5 B: drive, so as
to make my 3.5 the bootable drive.  But after disconnecting I realized that
the connectors were different for each drive, so I went to connect them
back (the original way).  Upon booting I now get the configuration error
message:  Diskette Drive 1 seek failure. BTW the configuration is set 
correctly (A: is set up as the 5.25 and B: as the 3.5).

I have checked and rechecked the connections and I have no doubt that they
are securely in place.  What could have gone wrong here?

Any insight would be greatly appreciated, as I don't want to have to fork
out bucks to get a "professional" to fix it.

For what it is worth the machine is a 386sx, both HD drives, and the cable
is a 34 pinned daisy-chained cable. 

Thanks in advance for any help.

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