Alphastation 255 question..

Rumor has it that Tarsi may have mentioned these words: Very good advice, but I would like to add: the drive shroud notches between cable & floppy are not always compatible or correct - just because the connector is keyed doesn't mean that that is the correct way to plug it into the slot -- double check pin one on the cable and on the floppy drive [read: look at the silk-screening on the interface PCB for a triangle, dot or "Pin 1"] and *make sure* the red stripe is actually on Pin 1 of the drive. Nice sharp Leatherman knife blades are just the right size & thickness for hacking off that stupid little key when it's backwards - I do it 2 or 3 times a month, so it's not a rare occurance around here. ;-) HTH, Roger "Merch" Merchberger -- Roger "Merch" Merchberger --- sysadmin, Iceberg Computers Recycling is good, right??? Ok, so I'll recycle an old .sig. If at first you don't succeed, nuclear warhead disarmament should *not* be your first career choice.