RDRX Disk Controller?

From: Don Maslin <donm_at_cts.com>
Date: Sun May 12 22:43:26 2002

On Sun, 12 May 2002, Jerome H. Fine wrote:

> >John Allain wrote:
>
> > > it should have the distribution panel for it.
> > No such panel. Oops.
>
> Jerome Fine replies:
>
> Are you sure you know what the I/O distribution looks like
> on a BA23? If you don't, it can be described.
>
> > > (2) RQDX3 Dist Panel from BA23:. . .
> > Thanks a bunch. Looks like there's more work than just taking
> > the ribbon, splitting it in two and fitting two ends on it, as One
> > controller board (and only one) I've dealt with in the past did.
>
> I would not undertake to split a 50 pin cable into what the
> RD5n drives require. But I might have a spare. Let me know
> if you definitely need one.
>
> > And, if anybody has a distribution panel they want to part with,
> > please let me know.
>
> The I/O distribution panel sits just behind the drive bays. It is
> accessible - as far as the cables are concerned for the drives -
> from the drive bays. Since the BA23 has 2 * 5 1/4" full height
> (old style full height - not PC full height), you can use an RX50
> (actually two 5 1/4" floppy drives) and an RD5n drive.

Please differentiate between "old style full height" and "PC full
height" 5.25" floppy drives.
                                                 - don

> If you should happen to have a 6 button front panel (probably rare),
> then you can use two RD5n drives. BUT, BE VERY careful in
> setting up the jumpers for DS3 and DS4. If you make them the
> same (both DS3), pe prepared to lose all data on BOTH drives.
>
> Sincerely yours,
>
> Jerome Fine
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