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In article <2kfmva$14a@harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au> int877w@lindblat.cc.monash.edu.au (William Fang) writes:
>
>I'm having a bit of trouble setting up various drives as primary
>and secondary drives on a MFM controller.
>
>What/where/how is a terminating resistor on an ST-506/MFM drive?
>What does it look like, and where does it go?

    Generally on the PC board close to the control connector (34 pin).
It tends to be a yellow, black, or blue resistor network with 10 legs,
although I have seen on in a DIP package.
    Generally the boot drive will be last on the chain. The last drive 
on the chain should be terminated, the other not. If on a twist
cable (careful!! they look a lot like floppy cables but are NOT the
same) both drives should be 2, if straight, boot is 1, other is two.
>
>Also, I need a source for locating jumper settings for:
>
>Fujitsu M2243AS
>Hitachi DK511-8
>Maxtor XT-1140

    Try their BBSs. 
>
>As, I'm confused when configuring various combinations of primary
>and secondary drives in a friend's 286 I'm trying to upgrade for
>them.  This seems very different to setting IDE drives.  I know the
>drives and the PC is ancient technology, but they doesn't have the money
>for a new machine and the drives are very cheap.
>
>Thanks for any help.
>
>- Jim

    Good luck.

    	    	    	    	    Cheers

    	    	    	    	    	    Lou


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