At 12:51 PM 06/13/2000 Don Kendrew wrote:
>
>A friend has asked me to install a super floppy (LS120), in his computer.
>He purchased an OEM model that came without any documentation or setup disk.
>
>I assumed that I should just replace the existing floppy drive . . . .


Don:

The LS-120 is an IDE device. If you don't have BIOS and/or Windows 9X
[LS-120] support, you have to use the drivers. The SUPERDISKs, as they are
also known, are standard ATA (IDE-based) Removable Media Devices, so you
have to configure them as a master or a slave on the IDE channel and
connect them to a 40-pin IDE cable. You don't need to set any special CMOS
settings.  You should not have any problems if you have a current system
and use Windows 98 or later. Earlier versions of Windows 95 (and DOS)
require the drivers.

You can get more information, support and drivers at:

  http://www.superdisk.com/

You should retain the 1.44 MB floppy disk drive. Although some people use
the LS-120 as an A: drive, you'll require L-120 support in BIOS for boot
purposes. Replacing a floppy drive (a low-tech but mostly reliable/useful
boot drive) with a LS-120 is not recommended and can be problematic.

I installed LS-120 drives in all my computers and I have an external,
Parallel Port LS-120. Works fine for my needs, which includes carting
around a large number of often changing files, and backing up data from
other people's PCs (the LS-120 real mode drivers/TSRs will fit on a 1.44 MB
boot floppy).

HTH.

John Chin

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