Re: 3.5" drive/interface card question.

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Greg Andrzejewski <pressyourluck85@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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: "GarberStreet" <willy46pa@comcast.net> wrote in message
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: > Forty Two <FourtyTwo@NoAddress.invalid> wrote in message
: > news:1106365660.05ff56c4b127412a0840793f93a998f8@1usenet...
: > : On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 22:34:04 -0500, Mark Percival <mark@syndicomm.com>
: > : wrote:
: > :
: > : >Forty Two wrote:
: > :
: > : >To help you I need to know:
: > : >
: > : >a) What is the exact name of the card you have?  It should be printed
: > on
: > : >the card. Apple did 2 different cards that supported 3.5" drives and
: > there
: > : >were also 3rd party cards.
: > :
: > : Yes, it says Apple Computer 'Liron'. There is IF-98 and 1-616--130-12
: > : on the card
: > :
: > : >
: > : >b) Which external 3.5" drives are you using?  The name and model
number
: > : >should be on the underside of the drive.
: > : >
: > :
: > : I could not see a model number. It says Apple 3.5 Drive  Serial Number
: > : S8BOPN2. There is a female plug on the back for daisy-chaining to
: > : another drive.
: > :
: > : Thanks.
: >
: > It is exactly as I thought. You have a Liron drive and using
: > incompatible Apple 3.5" drives. You need a UniDisk 3.5"
: > drive for that card.  :o)  Consider my offer in previous post.
: >
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: Were there ever any third party unidisk drives produced? I have a IIe that
: dropped into the monitor when I had a Vtech 3.5" controller and a similar
: third party drive connected. I thought the board was toast, but now I'm
not
: so sure. Have to re-examine things.
:
: -Greg

I believe the V-Tech controllers used dumb drives, not
UniDisk.

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