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In article: <345489282wnr@child.demon.co.uk>  Simon Child 
<simon@child.demon.co.uk> writes:
> 
> I want to use an old 5.25" (1.2Mb) floppy drive with a BBC computer. I 
> already have case/PSU/cable/DFS etc, it's just the setting up of the drive 
> that I'm not sure about.
> 
> How/where do I connect a switch to make it 40/80 track switchable?
> 
> Shall I have to change any jumpers on the drive? (Apart from DS0/1 as it's 
> going to be one of a pair of drives).

Perhaps a bit off-topic, but nevertheless...............
The 40/80 track switching was a bit misleading - it didn't actually do that but fooled 
the Beeb.  If you have the right DFS it will do it for you.  The original Acorn 8271 
wouldn't, but the 1770DFS and those by others such as Solidisk would support 
software switching of 40/80 tracks (or double stepping as it was known.)  Don't 
worry about it, just try it.  At worst you won't be able to read a 40 track disc, but you 
won't damage the drive.

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