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Re: low density drive in an AT

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From: farmer
Date: Tue, 08 Apr 1986 15:13
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>A friend wants to put a third party low density floppy drive in his AT so
>he can write PC-readable diskettes.  I've been told that any standard low
>density drive will do.  Is this the case?  Or do I need a special AT
>controller-compatible low density floppy drive?  Also, who are reputable
>drive vendors?
I installed a drive like this once a while back.  At first it didn't work.
I found that I needed to cut the trace on the third connection from the end.
I think it was the connection opposite number 3.  I used a thin piece of
scotch tape over the connection so that the cable wouldn't make contact.
Make sure it works before cutting anything.
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Subject: Re: low density drive in an AT
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Date: Tue, 8-Apr-86 10:13:00 EST
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Posted: Tue Apr  8 10:13:00 1986
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