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IBM 5.25" Diskette Drive Adapter
- Cabling Information




Internal drives  (connector P2)

Drive/s connected to 34-pin edge connector P2.

• Click here to see a cabling diagram.

• You need to use the particular cable shown at here.  The IBM controller expects it.  The cable manipulates both the motor-on and drive-select lines.

• Do not accidentally use the hard drive type of twisted cable.  Difference shown at here.

• Terminate the drive/s as appropriate, per the diagram at here.

• On the IBM 5150/5155/5160 motherboard, set the floppy drive count switches as appropriate - see here.



External drives  (connector J1)

Drive/s connected to 37-pin 'D' connector J1.

• Cabling and termination is as per connector P2.

• Connector J1 does not supply power to the drive.

• On the IBM 5150/5155/5160 motherboard, set the floppy drive count switches as appropriate - see here.

• DOS 4 and earlier may present these drives as C: and D:

• Click here for detailed information on using an external 3.5" diskette drive.