Interesting observation

[Guest]

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Ok, disassembled the machine in preparation for the delivery of the
replacement board and noticed that there is a pin missing from the floppy
interface on the board. Is this something new and would that be the reason
the older drives do not work? I looked at my old ABIT BE-6 II board and
there were no missing pins on the floppy interface on that board.

Also I looked at a close-up of the board on various sites and they all show
the pin missing.

Can anyone enlighten me on this issue?

Thanks once more, I know I've been a pain!

Gerry
gwolf@wi.rr.com

 

[jad]

Archived from groups: alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt (More info?)

Many floppy controllers have a pin missing near the middle. This is so
that cables with a blocked pin will fit on the correct way - no way to
put the cable on backwards. So, that is normal.

"Gerry Wolf" <gwolf@wi.rr.com> wrote in message
news:RWK2d.22660$B51.3793@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com...
> Ok, disassembled the machine in preparation for the delivery of the
> replacement board and noticed that there is a pin missing from the
floppy
> interface on the board. Is this something new and would that be the
reason
> the older drives do not work? I looked at my old ABIT BE-6 II board
and
> there were no missing pins on the floppy interface on that board.
>
> Also I looked at a close-up of the board on various sites and they
all show
> the pin missing.
>
> Can anyone enlighten me on this issue?
>
> Thanks once more, I know I've been a pain!
>
> Gerry
> gwolf@wi.rr.com
>
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt (More info?)

Gerry Wolf wrote:
> Ok, disassembled the machine in preparation for the delivery of the
> replacement board and noticed that there is a pin missing from the floppy
> interface on the board. Is this something new and would that be the reason
> the older drives do not work? I looked at my old ABIT BE-6 II board and
> there were no missing pins on the floppy interface on that board.
>
> Also I looked at a close-up of the board on various sites and they all show
> the pin missing.
>
> Can anyone enlighten me on this issue?
>
> Thanks once more, I know I've been a pain!
>
> Gerry
> gwolf@wi.rr.com
>
>
yes!