42_145@uwovax.uwo.ca (RIC WHEELER) (09/24/88)
I use three IBM type drives on my Atari STFM Two 3 1/2" and one 5 1/4" for PC DITTO.Drive zero plugs directly into an extended cable from inside my ST,using a standard 34 pin edge connector.For drive 1 I made a cable from that funny round connector to a 34 pin edge connector.(no,all the pins aren't used) The drives are powered with an old IBM power supply which I obtained when a friend upgraded his system to a heaftier power supply.When using these drives you will have to remove the terminating resistor pack and probobly also have to remove the terminating resistor for the drive select li (150 ohm). The pinouts for the atari connector are as follows ATARI-----1--read data-------------30------34 pin conn. 2--side 0 select---------32 3--logic ground----------any odd number 4--index pulse-----------8 5--drive 0 select--------10 6--drive 1 select--------12 7--logic ground----------any odd number 8--motor on--------------16 9--direction in----------18 10--step------------------20 11--write data------------22 12--write gate------------24 13--track 0---------------26 14--write protect---------28 If you have a technician-type friend he should be able to help you with this. As far as gluing the head back on your drive.what have you got to loose?It's no good like it is and it would be too expensive to get the heads replaced.Give it a t and just pray that you don't get it out of alignment. I,personally,would scrap it. But you might be lucky. Good luck RIC