I already spoke to GigaByte and they don't have the A drive any more. They
do have the FQ, which is why I asked the question.
BTW, I have tracked the problem down to a sticky head actuation part. I
have seen this similar situation other devices. There is a white piece that
rotates to place the heads on the disk. There is also a fiber baffle of sorts
that is used to quiet this operation.
This part has dissolved and left a black gooey residue. Consequently, this
lever sticks and doesn't normally place the head onto the floppy. I cleaned
this mess and did a test and now I can read and write as it should. Odd that
I could get a directory listing but not read a file. But, now I can read, write
and copy files between the drives. Still can't boot from B drive though. But
that might be some sort of setup issue. The disks created on that drive do
boot on the other drive. So, I'm getting close.
Miike
On 18 Sep 2003 at 18:11, Nico de Jong wrote:
> From: "Mike Davis" <mike-cc_at_msdsite.com>
> To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
> Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 5:43 PM
> Subject: NEC Drive Problem (CP/M System)
>
>
> > Ok, I have a puzzle that I need help on. I have an NEC Dual 8" Drive System. This is a > FD1165-A. I can't locate such a drive. But I have located an FD1165-FQ. I
> > wonder how compatible the FQ version is with the A version. Can parts be exchanged?
> >
> Gigabite.com has the -A drive, according to http://www.gigabite.com/floppy.html
> In my conversion systems, I use a mix of FD1165-FQ, YD-180 and shugart 860-1. The only problem is the power plug, they are all different.
>
> Nico
Received on Thu Sep 18 2003 - 13:46:01 BST