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From: cctalk-bounces at
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classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Paxton Hoag
Sent: 24 March 2012 21:10
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Anyone Have a DEC RX50 Manual?
As far as I know, there is no locking mechanism
to prevent the opening
of the drive slots to access to floppy. I guess you know how that works.
The upper "door" flaps open in the upward direction, the lower
"door"
flaps open in the downward direction.
I remember the drive ribbon cable to be nothing special. Plus you need
the standard 4-pin power supply cable to power the RX50.
I don't know the behavior of the RX50 if powered without ribbon cable.
I normally connect everything before powering up :-)
I also seem to remember the disks are 400K single sided and go in the
drive
in opposite direction so you need to remember the
orientation of the
floppies.
I believe there are markings on DEC floppies and the drive to indicate the
correct way to insert them.
Just pull on the upper or bottom door from the center. It should pull
open.
pax
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Paxton Hoag
Astoria, OR
USA
Thanks, yes, I was just being too delicate for fear of breaking something.
The doors open just fine.