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From: sysop@tlvx.UUCP (SysOp)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: fixing a 3.5" drive
Keywords: 3.5 floppy drive
Message-ID: <206@tlvx.UUCP>
Date: 4 Jun 89 18:38:32 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Temporal Vortex BBS of Jacksonville, Florida
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Recently, someone plugged in a bad external drive into my A1000, which shorted
out the 8520 and floppy drive (apparently).  After swapping with a good
(borrowed) 8520, my A1000 gets the kickstart screen, but the drive doesn't work.
Since then, it's been a struggle to find an 8520 and replacement drive.  I don't
have the 8520 yet, but I did purchase an IBM-type 720K 3.5" drive (made by
Toshiba).  It looks like it'll work (although the mounting is different [I don't
mind drilling holes], the connectors and cables are all the same, except for the
LED for "drive busy").  Is there something I need to know (perhaps jumper
settings needed, such as the DC/RDY jumper)?  Is this going to work?  (Unless
someone says, "No way!" I'm goin' for it as soon as I get the 8520.)

I was seriously tempted to get a 1.44 meg floppy and see if I could make a
mountlist entry to store 1.44 megs (perhaps in FFS format).  I decided to take
the safest route possible, and to not deal with this complication.  I would
be interested in hearing if it's possible or not....

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Gary Wolfe  usenet: ..uunet!mimsy!ames!mailrus!uflorida!unf7!tlvx!sysop
            BBS   : SysOp of The Temporal Vortex BBS at 904-771-8589