Rumor has it that Tarsi may have mentioned these words:
>
>>I tried the only old floppy I had laying around. The light stayed on on the
>>front. I don't know if that means it worked or it didn't.
>
>When the light on the floppy drive stays on like that, it usually means the
>cable is turned around. Try putting the cable on the other way (flip it
>over). Red line on cable goes to Pin #1 on drive.
Very good advice, but I would like to add: the drive shroud notches between
cable & floppy are not always compatible or correct - just because the
connector is keyed doesn't mean that that is the correct way to plug it
into the slot -- double check pin one on the cable and on the floppy drive
[read: look at the silk-screening on the interface PCB for a triangle, dot
or "Pin 1"] and *make sure* the red stripe is actually on Pin 1 of the drive.
Nice sharp Leatherman knife blades are just the right size & thickness for
hacking off that stupid little key when it's backwards - I do it 2 or 3
times a month, so it's not a rare occurance around here. ;-)
HTH,
Roger "Merch" Merchberger
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Roger "Merch" Merchberger --- sysadmin, Iceberg Computers
Recycling is good, right??? Ok, so I'll recycle an old .sig.
If at first you don't succeed, nuclear warhead
disarmament should *not* be your first career choice.
Received on Thu Oct 12 2000 - 15:55:46 BST