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Article #458Re: Second Diskette Drive on Z386/SX question?
From: Mark Centurion Greenberg
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 22:25
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 22:25
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In article <1992Nov13.205932.24139@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca> dedourek@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca (John DeDourek) writes: > > >As a solution, I have been loaned a cable which looks like: > >controller 5 1/4 3.5 3.5 >plug---------plug--------plug1---very long------twist-----plug 2 > >The assumption is that I can run the the cable from the controller >first to the 5 1/4 drive, then use the very long run to loop >back to the lower 3.5 which would use plug 2 (after the twist). >The assumption is that this accomplishes what I need. (Is that >correct?) > >Are there any problems with this solution which can be forseen? > >Are there any other possibilities? What are the advantages/disadvantages? > >Thanks for your assistance. > >dedourek@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca > Sounds good to me. I've done this a millions times (ok, maybe 3 times) with a Z-248 and some 386 model. As long as you can set your ROM to the correct settings, it should work. Feel free to experiment. I don't think its possible to break it. Good luck. =-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~= | Mark "Centurion" Greenberg | No doubt Jack the Ripper excused himself | | msg@sage.cc.purdue.edu | on the grounds that it was human nature. | | greenbms@feserve.cc.purdue.edu | He who laughes last probably doesn't get | | Freshmen Engineering (Aero.) | the joke. L8r. rtm immortal | =-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=-~=
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.zenith Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!think.com!ames!purdue!mentor.cc.purdue.edu!sage.cc.purdue.edu!msg From: msg@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Mark Centurion Greenberg) Subject: Re: Second Diskette Drive on Z386/SX question? Message-ID: <BxoEA6.HHJ@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> Sender: news@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (USENET News) Organization: Purdue University Computing Center References: <1992Nov13.205932.24139@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 22:25:17 GMT Lines: 35