Date   : Wed, 07 Aug 2002 09:34:52 +0100
From   : Sprow <news@...>
Subject: Re: Give up on 3.5" Floppies

In article <OE426sE5YhS4n4Ulgg80001aa25@...>,
   Dawn and Austin <dawnandoz@...> wrote:
> Hi guys,

> Thanks for all your help and advice but I regret that I just can't get this
> working.  It would appear from the advice I've been given that a modern HD
> drive can only work if it's able to switch to lower speeds/densities (which
> mine clearly don't).  To reiterate, these are the things I've tried to get
> it to work:

> 1) Tried 2 different Master 128's.
> 2) Tried 3 different floppy drives: Mitsumi, Panasonic and Samsung. (maybe
> 1-3 years old)
> 3) Tried 3 different leads: 2 standard PC (with twist) floppy cables and 1
> home made (crimped an IDC connector onto an existing 5.25" BBC floppy drive
> cable).

You could try *DRIVE 1 using the PC cable.
Certainly,if the motor spins in response to a *CAT and stops when you hit
escape then you're at least half of the way there,
Sprow.