21 Feb
1999
21 Feb
'99
2:52 p.m.
One of these drives has a little switch inside
which allows you to
use the drive either as an RL01 or as an RL02!
That's an unofficial mod that is reasonably common. Basically, the switch
changes the link settings on the logic and DC servo boards to make the
drive behave as an RL01.
Watch out, though. The RL02 heads write a narrower track than the RL01
heads, and if you write to an RL01 pack in your drive, it's possible that
a real RL01 won't be able to read it. Reading RL01 packs is safe, though.