euaanu@eua.ericsson.se (Arto Nummelin) (03/14/90)
I'm trying to connect a 5.25" 360k drive to my 520STE (now expanded to 2M with 1M SIMMs). The problem is (I guess) that the step rate is to high so the drive can't step as fast as required. How can I lower the step rate? I saw someone mention a program to put in your auto folder. Does anybody have this program? If so, please e-mail me a copy. Another problem is that the drive isn't selected properly. If I set the drive select strap to DS1 (or any other position) the drive doesn't get selected. I have to put the strap in the MX position, which means that it is always selected, but then I can't use the internal drive... Could it be that the DS output from the computer doesn't have enough sink capability, so I have to put a buffer on the DS output??? Regards Arto Nummelin - -- e-mail address: euaanu@euas20.ericsson.se ---
boyd@fsucs.cs.fsu.edu (Mickey Boyd) (03/17/90)
In article <2734@erix.ericsson.se>, euaanu@euas20.ericsson.se (Arto Nummelin) writes: >I'm trying to connect a 5.25" 360k drive to my 520STE (now expanded >to 2M with 1M SIMMs). The problem is (I guess) that the step rate >is to high so the drive can't step as fast as required. How can I lower >the step rate? I saw someone mention a program to put in your >auto folder. Does anybody have this program? If so, please e-mail me >a copy. >Another problem is that the drive isn't selected properly. If I set >the drive select strap to DS1 (or any other position) the drive >doesn't get selected. I have to put the strap in the MX position, >which means that it is always selected, but then I can't use the >internal drive... Could it be that the DS output from the computer >doesn't have enough sink capability, so I have to put a buffer on the >DS output??? > >Regards >Arto Nummelin >- >-- >e-mail address: euaanu@euas20.ericsson.se >--- I believe DC Formatter (a shareware product) has an option to write a boot sector that automatically selects the step rate for drive B. A nifty solution to your problem. If you cannot locate a copy, email me. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------+------------------------------------- Mickey Boyd | "Nobody can be exactly like me. FSU Computer Science | Even I have trouble doing it." mail: boyd@fsucs.cs.fsu.edu | - Tallulah Bankhead ---------------------------------+------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------