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Re: My floppies won't refresh

#19199
From: Bob Davis
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1993 03:01
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In article <93006.0602030407658@QUCDN.QueensU.CA> <0407658@QUCDN.QueensU.CA> writes:
>I have a new 486 DX-66 and have found that when trying to install software
>from either floppy drive, I often ran into problems.  It seemed that
>even though I had "Inserted disk #2 in drive B:", the installation program
>still detected disk 1.  To try to isolate the problem, I booted from a

	Sounds like a pin 34 -- Change Disk line -- problem on the
floppy cable. If the floppy drive problem(s) are on a 3.5" drive, look
at the area on the drive near the floppy cable connector. Often
there is a small adapter card that adapts between the floppy cable
connector and the connector on the drive proper. On that little pc
board adapter is often a jumper that can be tailored to make the
Change Disk line work properly with different computers. Change the
jumper pin to the other position and see if your problems go away.


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From: sonny@charybdis.harris-atd.com (Bob Davis)
Subject: Re: My floppies won't refresh
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Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 03:01:06 GMT
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