Q: Jumper settings for TEAC Combofloppy FD-505 to disable one drive

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Hello,

what are the jumper settings for a TEAC Combofloppy ("TEAC FD-505 dual
floppy disk drive", only one floppy-connector for both floppies) to
_completely_ disable the 3,5" drive, whose head is damaged, but to keep
the functioning 5,25" drive together with a replacement drive of 3,5".
I have already read 5fd0010a.pdf from the TEAC website (especially
pages 1 and 21f) but can't figure out the jumper settings for this.
 
Hello,

what are the jumper settings for a TEAC Combofloppy ("TEAC FD-505 dual
floppy disk drive", only one floppy-connector for both floppies) to
_completely_ disable the 3,5" drive, whose head is damaged, but to keep
the functioning 5,25" drive together with a replacement drive of 3,5".
I have already read 5fd0010a.pdf from the TEAC website (especially
pages 1 and 21f) but can't figure out the jumper settings for this.
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Based on the following two posts, I'd try taking both
jumpers off, leaving them off of the left-hand column.

http://www.eio.com/public/floppdrv/0093.html
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/dta/37030/00000005.htm

However, since a normal floppy cable determines drive role
by the twist in it, you may have to jockey the positions of
the two drives (the half-disabled drive being one, and the
separate new drive being drive two) on the cable, or jumper
the right-hand column for slave if the cable position
requires it, but still not jumpering the left-hand column at
all (if the posts linked and my interpretation of them is
correct).
 
kony said:
On 13 Oct 2005 06:20:14 -0700, (e-mail address removed) wrote:

Based on the following two posts, I'd try taking both
jumpers off, leaving them off of the left-hand column.

http://www.eio.com/public/floppdrv/0093.html
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/dta/37030/00000005.htm
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I'll try it.
However, since a normal floppy cable determines drive role
by the twist in it, you may have to jockey the positions of
the two drives (the half-disabled drive being one, and the
separate new drive being drive two) on the cable, or jumper
the right-hand column for slave if the cable position
requires it, but still not jumpering the left-hand column at
all (if the posts linked and my interpretation of them is
correct).
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No problem as the mainboards BIOS has a switch for doing that like in
the cable.

Thanks.
 
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