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Re: Dual Floppy Woes

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From	jeffj@panix.com (Jeff Jonas)
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Subject	Re: Dual Floppy Woes
Date	Fri, 31 Jan 2025 01:31:08 -0000 (UTC)
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>>> I recently picked up two floppy drives at $5 each, and installed them 
>>> both into my computer, replacing the single floppy drive it had.

>>> Now, I'm having a very curious problem: the drives seek on boot

Do they seek one at a time, or both together?
[should be one at a time: A then B]

Is the twist for 10-16?
https://superuser.com/questions/849079/what-is-the-little-twist-in-this-floppy-ribbon-cable-for

If the twist is conductors 25 through 29 then it's a hard drive (St506/mfm) cable
https://allpinouts.org/pinouts/connectors/data_storage/st506-412-mfm-rll/
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