So i asked him about the drive and if he'd tried the jumpers. Here's the reply I received back
HI----Your interest in this item is much appreciated-------and-- Yes i have tried with jumpers-----and i always use good cables and connectors ----my system now consists of 4 Teac 5 1/4"drives-----and i usually know right away if drives are compatible-----so instead of hanging onto this single working drive-----i thought there could be someone out there that knows about this model. Thank You. David. On Sun, 29 Mar 2020 at 22:21, James Zeun <james.z...@gmail.com> wrote: > Well given the price, i'm tempted to buy it even as a spare. > > But i'm going to email the seller > > Thanks guys > > > On Sun, 29 Mar 2020 at 20:40, Mike Stein <mhs.st...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I thought I had one of these drives but apparently not, so I can't help >> much. >> >> But yes, it sounds quite possible that it's a jumper, termination or >> cable issue, but there are more things in heaven and earth... ;-) >> >> I don't remember whether it was the DVI or not, but I remember a small >> problem when I was adding a second drive to something: the edge connector >> was on the opposite side of the existing drive, so the connectors on the >> cable didn't reach across and one had to be moved. >> >> Good luck! >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> *From:* james.z...@gmail.com >> *To:* m...@bitchin100.com >> *Sent:* Sunday, March 29, 2020 10:01 AM >> *Subject:* [M100] EPSON SD521 >> >> >> Hey guys >> >> I’m in the market to fit a second disk drive to my DVI, there’s slim >> pickings on eBay atm. But I saw this one, which is listed as working, but >> faulty. >> >> But I’m wondering if the “fault” isn’t actually just a jumper issue. >> Anyone have experience with these drives? I wasn’t able to find much online >> about jumpers (yet!) >> >> >> https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F184210826199 >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> > > -- > My retro tech blog and general ramblings > http://bytemyvdu.wordpress.com/ > -- My retro tech blog and general ramblings http://bytemyvdu.wordpress.com/
