Wanted: IBM PS/2 system 60 floppy drive.

[steven stengel]

--- Sridhar Ayengar <ploopster at gmail.com> wrote:

> steven stengel wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > I've been given an IBM system 60 (model 8560)
> computer
> > tower, but it won't boot from HD or FD.
> > 
> > Actually, it has a "601" error when booting - bad
> > floppy drive. Additionally, the floppy does not
> spin,
> > although the light does come on.
> > 
> > If I had a working floppy, I could boot the Set-up
> > diskette and hopefully configure it to boot off
> the
> > HD?
> > 
> > The floppy drive and interface is non-standard, so
> I
> > cannot just install a modern-day floppy drive.
> > 
> > If anyone has a working floppy drive they'd be
> willing
> > to donate, I'd be a happy camper.
> 
> Actually, it is a standard floppy drive.  The
> easiest way of dealing 
> with it is to make an adapter.  The only difference
> between a PS/2 
> floppy and a PC floppy is that the ribbon carries
> signal+power on the PS/2.
> 
> Peace...  Sridhar
> 


Hmm, I'll see if I can find some pin-outs...





		
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