marv@homxc.ATT.COM (MR. PORSCHE) (02/10/89)
HELP! HELP! HELP! HELP! HELP! HELP! HELP! HELP! I recently purchased a used AT&T PC6300 PLUS. The previous owner installed a second 20MB Hard Drive in place of the 1.2MB (5 1/4 inch) Floppy Drive. He installed it (the old Floppy Drive) in an auxiliary housing, which also contains its' own power supply. But the housing's Power Supply is not used, since he extended the power from the PC, and has a ribbon cable connected from the PC to the 1.2 Floppy Drive, with an "edge" connector. The ribbon cable has a "twist" in the middle and works fine in the old configuration. Since the new housing can accomodate a second drive, I bought a 3 1/2 inch, High Density (1.44MB) Floppy Drive and also a new MS-DOS Version 3.3, because I was told that it "supports" 3 1/2" drives. I was also told that a HD 3 1/2 would support the standard 720K floppies. The problem is, I don't know how to connect the new drive and make it function as Drive B:. First I moved the power and ribbon edge connector to the new drive. The LED on the front of the new drive remained lit. The drive accepted a small floppy but couldn't format it and gave me an error message. I received no instructions with the new drive, and am in dire need of help. It should be fairly obvious that I am a new kid on the block and require simple, straight forward directions. If none is forthcoming, look for an upcoming ad selling a "never used" 3 1/2" HD Drive. Any advice will be gratefully appreciated! Marv