Re: Question about a Sony MFD-17W-P1 floppy disk drive.
On Sat, 25 Nov 2000, Rafael E. Herrera wrote:
>
> Perhaps I didn't phrase the question right. How do I get the floppy to
> work on a PC? I know of the 'eject' and 'floppycontrol'. Any comments?
>
I heard from somewhere that Sun machines use the alternate ID (ie B:
instead of A:--- they don't use the twist in the cable) and that you must
plug the drive in before the twist in order to get it recognized as A:
(I've never personally tried it, but I have heard that people have had
success).
Hope that helps.
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