john@cooper.cooper.EDU (John Barkaus) (11/24/87)
Hi, My friend has a PS2 model 30 with two 3.5 inch drives. He bought an external 5.25 inch IBM drive. The instructions for installing it require disconnecting drive B. The cable for drive B is used to connect to the adapter for the external drive. This leaves the B drive unconnected and useless. Does anyone have any ideas about how it may be possible to have all three drives connected at one time?? Thank you. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> <> <> <> To:John Barkaus <> <> At:The Cooper Union for ihnp4!philabs!phri!cooper!john <> <> the Advancement of || <> <> Science and Art "phri!cooper!john"@nyu.arpa <> <> <> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
hundt@wind.UUCP (11/25/87)
In article <1130@cooper.cooper.EDU> john@cooper.UUCP writes: >My friend has a PS2 model 30 with two 3.5 inch drives. He bought >an external 5.25 inch IBM drive...instructions require disconnecting drive B. >The cable for drive B is used to connect to the...external drive. >This leaves the B drive unconnected and useless. This makes me laugh... (at IBM, not you John) I think I'll wait a while before buying PS/2. :-) (I'm sure there is a solution, though.) /-^-\ Thomas M. Hundt / BELLCORE Morristown NJ / hundt@bellcore.bellcore.com | | {seismo|ihnp4|ucbvax|decvax|ulysses|allegra|clyde}!bellcore!hundt /--_--\
selmer@wheaton.UUCP (11/29/87)
In article <1130@cooper.cooper.EDU> john@cooper.cooper.EDU (John Barkaus) writes: >Hi, > My friend has a PS2 model 30 with two 3.5 inch drives. He bought >an external 5.25 inch IBM drive. The instructions for installing it require >disconnecting drive B. The cable for drive B is used to connect to the >adapter for the external drive. This leaves the B drive unconnected and >useless. Does anyone have any ideas about how it may be possible to have >all three drives connected at one time?? > Thank you. > <> To:John Barkaus <> > <> At:The Cooper Union for ihnp4!philabs!phri!cooper!john <> I have the exact same problem. It would be nice to have that hooked up so that I could move my programs from 5.25 inch to 3.5 inch without opening up the cover. If anyone has a solution please send me a copy too. Thanks in advance, selmer ihnp4!wheaton!selmer
brown@nicmad.UUCP (Mr. Video) (12/02/87)
In article <1130@cooper.cooper.EDU> john@cooper.cooper.EDU (John Barkaus) writes:
< My friend has a PS2 model 30 with two 3.5 inch drives. He bought
<an external 5.25 inch IBM drive. The instructions for installing it require
<disconnecting drive B. The cable for drive B is used to connect to the
<adapter for the external drive. This leaves the B drive unconnected and
<useless. Does anyone have any ideas about how it may be possible to have
<all three drives connected at one time??
First off this may already be answered, but I am behind in reading this
newsgroup.
Anyway, as far as I understand it (we have said machine and said tech manual)
the PS/2 Model 50 only understands two floppy drives, period.
If it does understand more, I too would like to know about it.
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"How about a can of deoderant that measures nine on the richter scale?"ugfailau@sunybcs.uucp (Fai Lau) (12/02/87)
In article <2174@nicmad.UUCP> brown@nicmad.UUCP (Mr. Video) writes: >In article <1130@cooper.cooper.EDU> john@cooper.cooper.EDU (John Barkaus) writes: >< .... ><adapter for the external drive. This leaves the B drive unconnected and ><useless. Does anyone have any ideas about how it may be possible to have ><all three drives connected at one time?? > >Anyway, as far as I understand it (we have said machine and said tech manual) >the PS/2 Model 50 only understands two floppy drives, period. > >If it does understand more, I too would like to know about it. The 30 though, does unders tand more than 2 drives. I've seen it, even tough I'm not how it's connected. Just don't give up. I'll see if I can find out more. filler, filler night!:-) filler filler filler filler filler Fai Lau SUNY at Buffalo (The Arctic Wonderland) UUCP: ..{mit-ems|watmath|rocksanne}!sunybcs!ugfailau BI: ugfailau@sunybcs
pgil@sphinx.UUCP (12/07/87)
In article <2174@nicmad.UUCP>, brown@nicmad.UUCP (Mr. Video) writes: > In article <1130@cooper.cooper.EDU> john@cooper.cooper.EDU (John Barkaus) writes: > < My friend has a PS2 model 30 with two 3.5 inch drives. He bought > <an external 5.25 inch IBM drive. The instructions for installing it require > <disconnecting drive B. The cable for drive B is used to connect to the > <adapter for the external drive. This leaves the B drive unconnected and > <useless.... > > Anyway, as far as I understand it (we have said machine and said tech manual) > the PS/2 Model 50 only understands two floppy drives, period. > Probably true but: The Computer Spectrum, 505 16th Street, Aurora, Nebraska 68818 (402) 694-4707 provides a nifty little cable which splits the data and control lines between the internal 3.5" drive and their external 5.25" drive (AT HD drives also available). This allows both drives to be used, but only one at a time. (The usual disclaimer applies--I've no connection with them except as a satisfied customer having used their ext. 3.5" drive on my AT) Mike Markowitz 1625 South Fairview Information Conversion Services Park Ridge, IL 60068 (312) 266-8378 -- UUCP: ...!ihnp4!gargoyle!sphinx!pgil, BITNET: pgil@sphinx.UChicago.edu Analogue: (312) 702-6971 VOICE: Hullo, um, is Paul there? Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they're not out to get you.