Re: [Hampshire] Floppy drives

At 23:01 03/12/2008, you wrote:
>2008/12/3 Bob Jelf <bob.jelf@???>:
> > on Wed 03 December 2008 21:28 Rob wrote
> >
> > Part of the problem is the only cable I have that has connectors for both
> > has no ridge in the centre so I don't know whether I'm alligning it
> > correctly.
> >
> > You will find that the No. 1 pin (the red connector) should be on the same
> > side as the motor on both the 5.25 and 3.5 floppy drives.
>
>
>... and that is the side of the long connector that is nearest to
>where the 4-pin power connector goes.


I would check your motherboard manual to see if it supports 2 floppy drives.
I spent a while trying to get two 3.5 drives working in the same machine not
realising that the motherboard doesn't support it.

Martin N