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From: AMLXX@campus.swarthmore.EDU
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Disk Drives (floppy and hard)
Message-ID: <8809210511.AA28763@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>
Date: 21 Sep 88 01:51:00 GMT
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I have had a problem with my internal floppy drive in my 1040 ST.  The
top head is coming off!  I noticed that there was problem when I was
getting some strange data read every once in  a while.  Anyway, the
small plate that the head is attached to is supposed to be glued on to
the plastic part of the head positioning mechanism.  Unfortunately, the
glue isn't holding so well.  Right now the top head is close to dangling.
                QUESTION :
                        Is it OK to glue the plate back on?  Since one edge of
                        Is it OK to glue the plate back on?  Since one edge of
the plate is still on, I could place it fairly accurately at the original
place.  How accurate does it have to be?
                QUESTION 2 :
                        Is it possible to hook up an IBM XT or AT compatible
drive internally or externally to an ST?  What's the difference
between and internal drive and an external drive besides the casing
and the price?  What differences are there in cable connectors?
I know that the external Floppy Port on the ST takes a round cable and
the internal drive connects to the board via a long flat connector
with many more pins than an external drive connector.  What are all the
extra pins for?  Are they all used?

                MAYBE! : Could a 1.44 meg drive be hooked up via the internal
drive connector?

note : I have had my computer for slightly over 2 years.  It would make


Does anybody know how long other 3.5" drives hold up before they have
problems?

Any advice would be appreciated greatly!!

Sincerely,
Alan M. Levi
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