CompuPro floppy controller differences

Allison ajp166 at bellatlantic.net
Sat Sep 16 11:10:10 CDT 2006


>
>Subject: RE: CompuPro floppy controller differences
>   From: "Chuck Guzis" <cclist at sydex.com>
>   Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 22:47:06 -0700
>     To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
>
>On 9/15/2006 at 9:37 PM Richard A. Cini wrote:
>
>> Thoughts?
>
>What Dave said, but a few reminders.
>
>First, make sure that the drive is jumpered for high density by default,
>since the density select line won't be active on the 8" connector.

Or the 5.25 connector either!

>Most 1.2MB 5.25" drives are jumpered to provide DISK CHANGED/  status on
>pin 34; I believe the Disk 1 requires READY/, so change your jumpers
>accordingly.

The READY/ can be jumpered for 5.25 floppy use as it's not always there.
The disk 1A has a jumper for this, if the disk1 does not then a red wire
jumper on the back of the board will do this.

Allison



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