Re: Disk ][ (Notice I spelled it right? :) ) Query...

["Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast.net>]

> Ehhh.... I'm not certain that's going to be true. I *VERY* strongly
> suspect (but can't be 100% sure without closer eyeballing) that I'll be
> able to do a "normal" hookup to the "drive 1" pins on the Disk ][
> controller, then run a jumper from one pin (Which one is yet to be
> determined) of the "drive 2" pins, and feed that into the cable, and
> from there, be able to run two drives daisy-chained just like I'd be
> able to do with a "proper" controller for these kind of drives. I *MAY*
> turn out to be wrong on that score, but as of right this instant, I
> suspect I'm on the right track.

They go 1-1,2-2............19-19,20-20. Of this I am sure. I have done
this as a goof. I believe I tried to daisy chain the second drive and it
wouldn't let the signal thru, in fact IIRC, neither drive worked with
them daisy chained. You have to run a separate cable to the second
drive from the number 2 connector on the card. I know it will work.
Similar to the IIc, the 20 line ribbon cable is parallel. If you have a
Disk II drive, try attaching the removed 20 to 19 pin cable to the
Disk II. That should work on the other controller as well.

Bill @ GarberStreet Enterprises
http://garberstreet.netfirms.com



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