VAXmate 3.5" floppy drives?

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From: hdtodd
Date: Sat, 02 Jun 1990 13:29

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	I traded in my trusty Rainbow for a VAXmate last summer, and I'd like
to replace the 5.25" floppy with a 3.5" one.  The VAXmate technical
description (EX-PC500-TD-001) has no indication that it's possible.  My attempt
to simply replace the drive failed with an error message from the boot ROM.
(I used a Toshiba drive, and I think it was strapped to 1.44MB only, not
dual-density.  I see from the tech desc that the VAXmate boots with low-density
as the default.)

	Has anyone succeeded in performing this swap?  What brand 3.5" drive
did you use?  Any special tricks to make it work?

	Thanks for any help.

							David Todd
							Wesleyan University

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