> Date:    Tue, 7 Dec 1999 19:16:07 -0800
> From:    "Walter R. Worth" <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Dual floppy drives under WIN98
>
> On Sunday, December 05, 1999 6:33 PM,  "Ronald G Jobe"
> <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
>
>
> > I've just tried to add a 2nd floppy drive to an existing WIN98 system.
> > The drive works fine under DOS mode, but WIN98 doesn't recognize
> > the second drive.  Is there some trick to force the installation?
>
> Please try the following trouble-shooting steps in this order...
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> members, I apologize in advance for my wordiness. HTH. :-)
>
> Walter R. Worth
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I second Mr. Worth's necessarily long posting, but there is another potential
problem.  If someone has changed any jumpers on the floppy drive, these have
to be returned to the factory settings.  For example, to work as described,
with the A: drive at the end of the cable with the twist, the jumpers on
both drives have to be set to the SECOND of DS0 and DS1
                                      OR    DS1 and DS2.
(Not all manufacturers follow the same convention.)  This actually
configures both drives as B:, but the twist switches it back to A:.

Boyd Ramsay

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