5.25" drive identification

From: Don Maslin <donm_at_cts.com>
Date: Sat Apr 19 23:24:00 2003

On Sat, 19 Apr 2003, Jeffrey S. Worley wrote:

> Boy, I'm so glad that is settled. Now I know how to identify any 5.25"
> mech just by the color of the faceplate and soldermask on the pcb.
>
> Wow. Why didn't I ever think of that?
>
> Until this moment, I've been using silly things like model numbers,
> testing, and something no one has yet mentioned:

Don't you think that is a bit rudimentary?

> The step rate marked on the stepper in degrees. Sometime this
> can yield a clue.

Unfortunately, that is hard to find these days. I cannot recall
seeing that on any half-high drive.
                                                - don
> Regards,
>
> Jeff
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk-admin_at_classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-admin_at_classiccmp.org]
> On Behalf Of Fred Cisin (XenoSoft)
> Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2003 9:09 PM
> To: cctalk_at_classiccmp.org
> Subject: Re: 5.25" drive identification
>
> The beige faceplate on 360K is yellower than on 1.2M
>
> 360K has jumpers for drive 0,1,2,3; 1.2M has jumpers for A,B
>
> 360K has a screen that is usually white on black; 1.2M has a screen that
> is white on blue. (If it bluescreens, then the drive is a 1.2M)
Received on Sat Apr 19 2003 - 23:24:00 BST