Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!bellcore!rutgers!cbmvax!jesup From: jesup@cbmvax.UUCP (Randell Jesup) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: My Two Cents ... Message-ID: <3894@cbmvax.UUCP> Date: 31 May 88 14:20:36 GMT References: <8805271410.AA14234@decwrl.dec.com> Reply-To: jesup@cbmvax.UUCP (Randell Jesup) Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA Lines: 25 In article <8805271410.AA14234@decwrl.dec.com> macdonald@mtwain.dec.com (Paul MacDonald - CUP/ML - 223-3439) writes: >Unfortunately, >the connector for this drive was on the far left of the drive [facing the >front of the drive]. The 4 pins for the power connector were opposite the >pin layout on the default drive. ... >does not reach bewteen the two drives due to the fact that the connectors >are on opposing ends of the backs of the drives. A really STUPID design >mistake. Sure, the chap from CBM that posted the above reply will say, >"Why don't you just switch the two drives?" Well, you can, but unless you >are astute enough to know that the power connector is upside down on the >default drive, chances are you will blow out the drive by plugging the >connector in upside down. I'm not the commodore person you were referring to, but I have a small correction to make. The power connectors for the floppies can't be plugged in backwards, I just checked to make sure. >Its a serious design >flaw for the majority of the non-hardware-techie consumers who are trying >to plug in a second drive with a cable that doesn't reach! I would certainly agree with that. Randell Jesup {uunet|ihnp4|allegra}!cbmvax!jesup