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From: steveg@tove.umd.edu (Steve Green)
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Subject: Re: Swapping Floppy Drives - Help!
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Date: 12 Feb 89 05:34:31 GMT
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In replacing the 800k floppy, there may be some wires to cut.  The problem
can be noted by constant movement in the drive.  The internal cables with
the yellow stripe should have the wire cut or in many cases, the wire is
actually missing.  That is, the wire is solid plastic and has no wire in it.
Also, it has nothing to do with the fact that you had an EXTERNAL drive
but that there are different versions of the drive.  Assuming you have the
old cable, and your drive displays that symptom, you can cut the wires.
Counting from the stripe, cut the 9th wire, and the very last wire.  As far
as I can remember, it is not necessary to reverse this if you go back to the
other version drive. Good Luck.