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In article <807128828snz@alcarg.demon.co.uk>
           Al@alcarg.demon.co.uk "Al Cargill" writes:

> Hi
> 
> I have just bought a Sony 3.5 inch floppy drive model number MPF420-1 
> at a computer show. However I cannot get it to operate as either 
> drive A or B in a situation were another 3.5 drive will. 
>         If I switch to the drive the drive seeks with the drive light 
> on for a couple of seconds and then the "Data error reading Drive 
> A/B" comes up.
>         There is a jumper block with a 5x3 set of pins and three 
> jumpers - unfortunately I don't have any idea what the jumpers do as 
> I got no paper stuff with it!
>         Any help gratefully received.
> 
> Al
> al@alcarg.demon.co.uk 
> 
I'm at a SONY MP-F17W-07 which I had similar problems with. Thought it was
the heads so cleaned them. I then replaced the drive with a COMPAQ drive,
and got the saem symptoms. I *think* it came down to badly a badly fitting 
floppy data cable in the end - make sure the end of the cable is connected
tightly to the IDE controller - if all checks out OK....sounds like it is
a bad drive and my solution was a mistake for me too (I didn't put the
SONY drive back, just got the COMPAQ to stop behaving *like* the SONY.
-- 
David Longley