Re: Jumper settings for disk controller

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From: Irwin M. Fargo
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 1991 06:58

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In article <DX49V2w161w@nstar.rn.com> rocco@nstar.rn.com (Rocco Calderone) writes:
>
> If you want to install an additional HD, the problem is not with the 
> HD controller.  1. Ribbon cable must allow you to connect 2 HD's
> 2. the junkpers on the HD's must both be set to the second drive. 
> i.e. if pin # 1 & 2 are jumped for disk 1, then pins 2 & 3 must be
> jumped on both drives. 3. You must set up the correct HD type press
> Alt/Ctl and Ins key and type in: setup
> That should do it for you........
>

Thanks for the info, but the reason I need to jumper the card as a secondary
controller is because the 2nd hard drive I have is an RLL drive.  I know that
RLL drives can be reformatted for use on an MFM controller, but that would
mean a 70 MB MFM drive instead of a 110 MB RLL drive.  A chunk of space that
I can't do without right now.

I read my Zenith Owners' Manual, but it had little to no information in it.
The manual I got with the RLL controller has no information whatsoever on
setting up the RLL card as a secondary controller; only info on changing the
controller BIOS address.

Help me, please!  The spider!  Help me!

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