Setting Y-E Data YD-380B FDD to 300RPM?

[Joe R.]

  I can't help you with info on the YD-380 but I was able ot get a manual
for an 8" drive directly from YE Data a few years ago. I had to kind of
hound them to get it but I finally did. Have you tried contactly them
directly?

    Joe


At 01:30 AM 8/28/05 +0100, you wrote:
>Hi,
>  Does anyone happen to have a manual for the Y-E Data YD-380B 5.25" floppy
>drive that explains how to set it to either run at 300RPM or enable the
>speed control via pin 2? I'd like to set this thing up on a BBC Micro if at
>all possible.
>  Also, if it can do double-stepping ("40 track read"), details on that would
>be very handy.
>
>Thanks.
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