3401info1.txt

This help file is from the book on the 3401 floppy drive
it has been edited to give you all you need to use a ext floppy
no extras no not needed info.. it is in notepad dot txt .txt format
so you can read it with edit or notepad or the view in dosshell
on your grid
hope it helps may 30 2001 

APPENDIX: SWITCH SETTINGS

This appendix gives the switch settings that apply when 
connecting the
Model 3401 Pocket Diskette Drive to a GRiD computer. The pocket
diskette drive's address switches are located on the back of the 
drive to the left of the external floppy port connector.

NOTE: The switch settings on external devices are read when
the computer starts up. If you change the switch
settings after your computer has been powered on, you
must restart it for the new settings to take etfect.

SWITCH SETTINGS UNDER MS-DOS

Table A-1 shows the switch settings to use for various computer
configurations, and the resulting MS-DOS device letter 
assignments.

Table A-i. Switch Settings under MS-DOS

Configuration         Switch      Device     Logical Device Letter
                       1   2      Letter
int.floppy           OFF  OFF       A        C (without hard disk)
disk with or                                 D (with hard disk)
without inter-
nal hard disk
                      ON OFF        B        D (without hard disk)
                                             E (with hard disk)
internal hard        OFF OFF        A        B
disk only

Two internal         OFF OFF        A        D
floppy disks
                    ON   OFF        C        none


If you are using the pocket diskette drive with a GRiDGase Plus computer that has the peripheral bus option, you may have additional disk 
devices attached to the system. In this case, the device letter assignments may differ from the above table and the following rules apply:

Set the switches to OFF, OFF to cause the pocket floppy to be 
assigned device letter A.

Set the switches to ON, OFF to cause the pocket floppy to be 
assigned the last floppy disk drive device letter. (Floppy disk device 
letters are assigned before hard disk device letters.) 
For example, if you have two other floppy diskette devices attached (devices A and B), then the
pocket floppy is assigned device letter C.

CAUTION:
Never use the same switch setting on two different diskette drives or two different hard disk drives attached
to the peripheral bus connector. If you do so your GRiDCase Plus will not start-up.

SWITCH SETTINGS UNDER GRID-OS

Under GRiD-OS, you must set the switches on the pocket diskette drive to
OFF, OFF. It is assigned the device name "Portable Floppy Disk."
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notes
have cable to hook up external floppy hope to check it out and make a drawing soon

so those that need the cable can make a home made one