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From: sysop@tlvx.UUCP (SysOp)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: fixing a 3.5" drive
Summary: 3.5" replacment drive
Keywords: 3.5 floppy drive
Message-ID: <207@tlvx.UUCP>
Date: 7 Jun 89 03:38:34 GMT
References: <206@tlvx.UUCP> <9725@polya.Stanford.EDU> <2189@amelia.nas.nasa.gov>
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In article <2189@amelia.nas.nasa.gov>, dyip@orville.nas.nasa.gov (David Yip) writes:
> Using an Toshiba drive works fine.  I've been using one for about nine months
> ever since my original drive quit after a week and the commodore approved techs
> couldn't fix it.  I did have to hack the case of my 500 to make it fit.
> Well worth it though.  It's quieter and much more reliable than the nec unit
> commodore uses.
> 
> David

I appreciate the replies (including the mail).  I replaced the 8520 and hooked
up the Toshiba 3.5" drive, and at first couldn't figure out why I never got
the Kickstart screen.  Ooops, I had the plug on backwards.  (Well, I *DID*
check the included manual and look on the drive's PC board, neither of which
led me to know which end had pin 1.... The connector also appears backwards
from the original drive.  I ended up looking at the PC board which was
intended to adapt the drive to a clone, and that had the proper markings.
Sigh.)

With the cable on correctly, the drive appeared to work fine, except that it
has a mechanical defect (which is unrelated to my other problems, just a new
one).  However, I was able to boot up a couple of disks.

Looks like the hardest part will be drilling holes in the mounting bracket to
get it to fit right (and the eject button may never fit right).

Here's how I set the jumper settings: the drive select is DS1, and the ready/
disk change is set to RDY (the XT setting).  That's it, to get things to load.

Of course, I haven't had a chance to test it under various circumstances
(especially over time), but with the comments by David and my initial results,
I'm very pleased! :-)  (3 weeks without an Amiga is TOO LONG!)
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