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From: opielask@clutx.clarkson.edu (,,,2684025)
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Subject: 5.25" drive problems on the STe
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Date: 14 Mar 90 21:02:09 GMT
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From article <2734@erix.ericsson.se>, by euaanu@eua.ericsson.se (Arto Nummelin):
> I'm trying to connect a 5.25" 360k drive to my 520STE (now expanded
> to 2M with 1M SIMMs). The problem is (I guess) that the step rate
> is to high so the drive can't step as fast as required. How can I lower
> the step rate? I saw someone mention a program to put in your
> auto folder. Does anybody have this program? If so, please e-mail me
> a copy.

I have an INDUS GT-1000 external 5.25" drive, and my 1040STe hates it.
The booting software that came with the drive won't work on the STe.
And Future Systems (the makers of the drive) knew nothing about it.
They were nice enough to send me another program that they thought might
help, but no...

Recently my drive was giving me a NEW problem! (besides the fact that if
the GT-1000 is connected and off, the internal drive corrupts disks when
it trys to write to them)..
When I try to look at the external disk, it wants me to insert disk B into
drive A, as if the external drive wasn't even there!! BUT, to make things
weirder, PC-DITTO accesses it fine!!
I tried it on a friend's MEGA2, and had the problem the first time, rebooted
and didn't have the problem since... On my computer either (but I haven't
tried it many times...)


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