Xref: utzoo unix-pc.general:1566 comp.sys.att:4593 Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!xanth!nic.MR.NET!tank!uwvax!rutgers!att!ethos!bacchus!darren From: darren@bacchus.UUCP (Darren Friedlein) Newsgroups: unix-pc.general,comp.sys.att Subject: Re: All right! and 1.2M floppies; HwNote05 Keywords: 3.5 inch drive Message-ID: <738@bacchus.UUCP> Date: 22 Oct 88 14:58:37 GMT References: <368@uncle.UUCP> <281@bagend.UUCP> <154@dms3b1.UUCP> <5748@juniper.uucp> Reply-To: darren@bacchus.UUCP (Darren Friedlein) Distribution: na Organization: The Humanities Forum - Research Triangle Park; Durham, NC Lines: 38 In article <5748@juniper.uucp> gbh@juniper.UUCP (Geoffrey B Hoese) writes: >In article <281@bagend.UUCP> jan@bagend.UUCP (Jan Isley) writes: >>[ discussion of substituting 3.5 inch drive for 5.25 , >>and how to format for 800 sectors ] > > I've tried this, thinking it would work, but >no luck. iv reports an i/o error, and a message stating >that "...Drive door open or no disk in drive..." is sent >to /dev/error. The drive select light does come on, though, >and the motor spins, also the head retracts to trk. 0 when >iv starts. This doesn't work when the drive select jumper >is set to 1, so I assume the machine is looking for d0. ... >-- > >Geoffrey Hoese gbh@juniper.UUCP >2105 Arpdale {allegra,ctvax,im4u}!ut-sally!ut-emx!juniper!gbh >Austin, TX 78704 (512) 445-4786 (sometimes voice, sometimes data) It sounds like pin 34 on that drive has been disconnected. There's a jumper on some drives (I think TEAC labels it XT) that must be connected for the drives to work on the UNIXpc (or a PC/XT). If you can't find the appropriate jumper and you have a multimeter, set it for resistance, place one lead on pin 34 (this is on the card-edge connector - back of the drive), and test the jumper pins until you find one with no resistance. Jumper this one. If there are three pins, move the jumper to connect the middle pin to the one connected to pin 34. If you're still having problems after this, let me know. -darren ____ / \ | Rt 4, Box 416, Durham, NC 27703 _____|_____ Darren G. Friedlein data (bacchus) : 919/596-7746 / | \ voice : 919/596-9492 ( | ) \____/ __/ {mcnc|icus|ditka|ethos|gladys|bakerst}!bacchus!darren