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"Greg Andrzejewski" <pressyourluck85@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "Randy McLaughlin" <randy482@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> > I looked up the pinout (it's simple but I don't have it memorized).
> >
> > Take a "standard" PC floppy cable and carefully remove the connector
cover
> > on the end with the twist.
> >   If the connector has two covers the top one is a strain relief and
> usually
> > breaks when removed (not needed).
> >   The cable cover has tabs on each side, using a pocket knife carefully
> pry
> > each tab away from the connector while pushing up.  Sometimes the tabs
> catch
> > on a second notch before coming off, just repeat the procedure to
finish.
> >
> > Pull off the part of the cable that is twisted and straighten it out.
> >
> > Separate the wires 10 through 12 (counting from the colored stripe).
> >
> > Twist just those wires and push all the wires back on the connector
> through
> > the same holes.
> >
> > Replace the cover.
> >
> > You now have a cable that uses new drives on old computers without
> changing
> > jumpers.
> >
> > Please note that the drive plugged into the connector just changed is
the
> > first drive, the "straight" connector is the second.
> >
> > If anyone is interested pin 10 is the first DS, 11 is ground, 12 is the
> > second DS.
> >
> > Randy
>
> Can I mount this drive inside the FD 501 case while still using the
> single-sided 5.25" drive that is in the case now? This would be a great
> solution, becasue 3.5" drives are a lot easier to come by than half-height
> double density 5.25" drives.
> I'd assume that the 80 track disk image that i dowloaded with the nitros
> package is a 720kb 3.5" disk image?
>
> Thanks,
> Greg

Yes.

You are welcome,
Randy