Looking for source of MFM or RLL drives

From: Ethan Dicks <erd_6502_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Sat Feb 8 08:18:00 2003

--- "Jerome H. Fine" <jhfinepw4z_at_compsys.to> wrote:
> Jerome Fine replies:
>
> By the way, the RD53 is a Micropolis 1325 or 1335 with the
> R7 jumper added to the logic board. Otherwise, the DEC
> RQDX2 will not recognize the drive. I have never tried them
> on the RQDX3 without the R7 jumper, but it might be possible -
> probably NOT.

The RQDX3 will not "know" that the 1325 is an RD53 without the R7
jumper, either. I have added it to several (there was an AT&T PC
that had the 1325 as a standard option - I got to scrap several
at work many years ago and kept the drives).
 
-ethan
Received on Sat Feb 08 2003 - 08:18:00 GMT