[Coco] Floppy drive setup HELP!

[Fedor Steeman]

Hi,

I have been ill hence my late reply...

> Turn it over at the controller then, it has no 'key'.  However, looking
down
> on the top of the controller, with the drive cable on the right end, there
is
> a marker on the cable connector indicating pin one.  It should be on the
top
> back edge as its plugged into the controller, or is on my Disto 4n1
anyway.

It is the same story at the controller side. There too there a plastic
'septum' (key?) preventing turing the cable over. But I will take another
look and try another cable. If necessary I can try to get a new one
somewhere (any tips?)...

Cheers,
Fedor

2009/1/10 Gene Heskett <gene.heskett at verizon.net>

> On Saturday 10 January 2009, Fedor Steeman wrote:
> >Thanks guys! I do believe I have the connector connected to the 5.25"
> drive
> >because there is no other way to do it, because of the little plastic
> >"septum" that I don't know the name of. But I will double-check, try
> another
> >cable and perhaps try some of the other suggestions. I might even try to
> get
> >my hands on a new cable from Cloud-9 or something.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >Fedor
>
> Turn it over at the controller then, it has no 'key'.  However, looking
> down
> on the top of the controller, with the drive cable on the right end, there
> is
> a marker on the cable connector indicating pin one.  It should be on the
> top
> back edge as its plugged into the controller, or is on my Disto 4n1 anyway.
>
> >2009/1/9 Gene Heskett <gene.heskett at verizon.net>
> >
> >> On Friday 09 January 2009, Bruce W. Calkins wrote:
> >> >A connector on your cable is on backwards or plugged in to the drive or
> >> >controller backwards.
> >> >
> >> >Bruce W.
> >>
> >> Ah yes, and the most obvious problem given the description.  But I have
> >> faith
> >> in my fellow man, and had falsely assumed that was done correctly so I
> >> jumped
> >> to other miss-configured hardware issues.  My bad.  Thanks Bruce, for
> the
> >> reminder about the glaringly obvious.  And I have egg on my face.
> Again...
> >>
> >> >> Hi all,
> >> >>
> >> >> For some time now, I have possessed several floppy drives, most 5.25"
> >>
> >> and
> >>
> >> >> two 3.5". I have been setting these up in different configurations
> and
> >> >> different cases from time to time, taking head of the drive number
> >> >> jumpers.
> >> >>
> >> >> Lately I have been trying set them up again, but I cannot get any of
> >> >> the (loose) 5.25" drives to work anymore! I try to have one 3.5"
> drive
> >> >> set
> >>
> >> up
> >>
> >> >> with one 5.25" drive with the latter being drive 1. I set the jumpers
> >> >> on the
> >> >> appropriate locations and connect the cable like I used to do.
> However,
> >> >> whenever there is a floppy in the 5.25" drive it just keeps on
> turning
> >>
> >> for
> >>
> >> >> no apparant reason. Whenever I try a DIR or a DSKINI I get an ?IO
> >> >> ERROR. Switching the drive numbers has no effect. The 3.5" drive
> works
> >> >> fine.
> >> >>
> >> >> Since this occurs for every 5.25" drive I try I suspect this may have
> >> >> something to do with the cable or jumper setup, but I have no idea
> what
> >>
> >> I
> >>
> >> >> am
> >> >> doing wrong. Does anyone have some tips? It would be greatly
> >>
> >> appreciated.
> >>
> >> >> I
> >> >> still have hundreds of old floppies I would like to save somehow.
> >> >>
> >> >> Cheers,
> >> >> Fedor
> >> >
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