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"Franc Zabkar" <fzabkar@iinternode.on.net> wrote in message 
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> On Wed, 25 Feb 2009 08:48:06 +1100, Franc Zabkar
> <fzabkar@iinternode.on.net> put finger to keyboard and composed:
>
>>On Sun, 22 Feb 2009 14:23:57 +1100, "gcd"
>><gcdmelbnospam@deletemelbnospam.iimetro.com.au> put finger to keyboard
>>and composed:
>>
>>>such as density select on pin 6 rather than 2 etc. The problem is some of
>>>these interfaces have changed over time, for example the density select 
>>>can
>>>be either an input or an output or both depending on the drive and the
>>>controller and without the jumper data I'm not sure how the drive is
>>>actually configured to operate.
>>
>>FWIW, this document refers to FD55-GFR 5.25" drives:
>>http://www.teac.com/DSPD/pdf/5fd0050a.pdf
>>
>>There is an LG strap and an I strap that define how the drive behaves
>>in lo-den and hi-den modes.
>
> There is also an In-Use (IU) jumper set that defines the conditions
> under which the in-use LED turns on. The standard jumpering for a PC
> AT system is to illuminate the LED whenever Drive Select is active,
> whether or not the drive is actually doing anything. Is it possible
> that the controller is constantly checking the DiskChange pin and
> thereby activating the LED?
>
> - Franc Zabkar
> -- 
> Please remove one 'i' from my address when replying by email.

Hi again Franc,
I've been across all the jumpers on the drive I'm playing with and none 
appear to affect the dim led. it goes off  but I'll keep playing around if I 
can't find the info I'm after

Cheers
Greg