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Re: *** CAN YOU ANSWER THIS DISK DRIVE QUESTION? ***

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From: Hans Holmberg
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 23:27
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In <07g9wB5w165w@sys6626.bison.mb.ca> winnipg@sys6626.bison.mb.ca (Winnipg) writes:

>      I used to have an CHINON F354 drive but it's toast so I got a
>new CHINON 720k as a replacement, an FZ354. The problem :( is that it
>doesn't recognize a new disk having been put in the drive(unless it's
>write protected). 'ESC' won't work and the Forced Media Change program
>also is a no-go.
>   Question: Can this FZ354 be fixed with jumpers or is it time to
>             call TEAC for a replacement?
>If you need any further info, like how I have the jumpers set, say
>so.

There is just a switch that needs to be set. It tells the drive in which
mode to report disk change in.

1. 	It just changes the state of disk change if a disk is put in or out,
	ie. if it was 1 and you remove/insert a disk it is set to 0.

2.	The state of the disk change signal is the direct status if a disk
	is in or out, ie. if a disk is in the drive the disk change signal is
	1 (or vice versa).

Hope this helps.

/Hasse
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From: hasse@solace.hsh.se (Hans Holmberg)
Subject: Re: *** CAN YOU ANSWER THIS DISK DRIVE QUESTION? ***
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