[Tfug] Any tips for diagnosing possible hardware problems?

[Bexley Hall]

--- Glen Pfeiffer <glen_ap at yahoo.com> wrote:

> --- Robert Hunter <hunter at tfug.org> wrote:
> 
> > > 1) The floppy drive light stays on all the time.
> > 
> > Is the cable in the correct orientation?  I.e.,
> did you try
> > "flipping" it?
> 
> I didn't do it yet, but that will be my first step.
> It's unfortunate
> that it can be connected both ways, unlike other
> types of drives. Makes
> me feel like a newbie. :-)

Very *loose* rule-of-thumb:

Pin 1 closest to the power connector.  This
*tends* to be true for almost all types of drives
(though I am sure I can find exceptions in my
own cache of drives).  If you have to *guess*,
the odds are in your favor with this mnemonic.
(assuming there are not markings or keys to
*tell* you otherwise)

--don

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