Thanks for your input. . . this makes me really think that the device that I have been handed, is in fact, not a SUPERDISK . . . the ribbon connector has only the 34 pins usually found on a floppy drive. . . although they seem to be backwards. . . meaning I can't position pin "1" on the ribbon cable with pin "1" on the drive, because the notch will not allow it. . . Also this device ( in my hands) seems to be missing a bottom cover. . . on the bottom I see a circular device, not unlike the flywheel on an engine. . . it even turns . . . also around the perimeter of the bottom of this device there seems to be threaded anchor holes where a cover of some sort would fit! It does differ from a regular floppy drive in another way. . . between the power connection and the ribbon connector. . . there is a bank of jumper selects. . . in fact seven pairs with three jumpers in the default positions of H1, HO4, and D1. . . It's all too confusing. . . !!! If you have additional ideas, I would really like to hear them! dk At 11:37 PM 6/13/00 -0400, you wrote: >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 > > Visit our website regularly for FAQs, > articles, how-to's, tech tips and much more > http://nospin.com - http://nospin.org > > > Visit our website regularly for FAQs, articles, how-to's, tech tips and much more http://nospin.com - http://nospin.org