| Title: | AMIGA NOTES |
| Notice: | Join us in the *NEW* conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2 |
| Moderator: | HYDRA::MOORE |
| Created: | Sat Apr 26 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Wed Feb 05 1992 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 5378 |
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I recently purchased an A2000 and a second internal 3.5" drive (A2010). Much to my dismay, I found that I could not connect the wide ribbon cable to the back of the second drive. The connector on the standard drive (Chinon FB-354) is on the far right side facing the front of the drive. The connector on the A2010 (Chinon F-354E) is on the far left side. The cable, just doesn't reach. I also noticed that the FB-354 drive is more sturdily built using screws to hold the cover together. The cosmetic face plate has a slight bevel to it allowing easy reading of the disk's edge label. The F-354E on the other hand is held together with crimps. The case itself is a genuine rattler, and the face plate is straight up and down without a sloping bevel. It appears to be less sturdily constructed. Does anyone out there know if the FB-354 is a newer, improved version? Are there any A2010 second drives out there that are the same Chinon FB-354 model? I would like to get a hold of a second Chinon FB-354. It is sure quieter than my old A1000 drives. Thanks. Paul
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| 1367.1 | Why not swap? | LEDS::ACCIARDI | Sat Apr 23 1988 02:40 | 16 | |
Paul, why don't you ask Moe if you can swap BOTH your internal floppies
for NEC models? I had an NEC installed as DF1:, but the standard
Chinon used as DF0: died as soon as I got the machine home.
I brought the whole system back to Moe, and he installed an NEC
as DF0:. The only catch was that we had to make a new ribbon cable
that would comfortable attach to both drives. This took about $4.00
worth of parts and a fewe minutes of labor.
A friend of mine who had a Chinon as DF0: and an NEC as DF1: became
jealous of my dual NECs and asked moe for a swap. Moe did it for
him!
The NECs are much quieter than the Chinons anyway.
Ed.
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| 1367.2 | DICKNS::MACDONALD | WA1OMM Listening 52.525 | Sat Apr 23 1988 21:13 | 10 | |
Ahhh .. the NEC may be quieter than a Chinon F-354E (the drive you
had), but the Chinon FB-354 is new and improved and quieter! I'll
do some telemarketing tomorrow on the CBM Customer Service line
and see how one goes about ordering a Chinon FB-354. If that doesn't
work, perhaps I'll opt for a couple NEC drive. Now, to find a source
for the brass mounting hardware. I have a 40 Mbyte drive sitting
in front of me, but no darn hardware.
Paul
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