bettablue
Veteran Member
Sorry for asking and being a bother again, but I am very new to this part of vintage computing. (What else is new, right?) In another post, I was asking about obtaining an old PC I could use to write floppy disks for my IBM 5150. Well, I now have a Compaq Presario 4304 desktop/mini tower. It has a CD ROM drive, 3.5" floppy, 2 USB ports, 4 Gig hard drive, and most importantly, an open 5.25inch drive bay. It is currently running DOS 6.22 as the only OS. I need to install a 5.25" 360 K DSDD drive into it for writing disks for my 5150 PC. I don't currently have the 5.25 inch drive yet, and I won't order one until I know what I need. Since the computer was free, I'm not out any money either. Right now, I know I need at least the drive and a ribbon to connect it with. While adding the physical hardware isn't going to be a problem, I don't know if adding the drive is going to be that simple.
Here's the problem as I see it. There are enough Molex connectors to power the drive, but I don't seem to have a cable or place to connect the cable to the mother board. Ultimately, I would like to be able to use both of the floppy drives when I have the 360 K unit installed. Am I missing something? Is there a floppy cable I can get that will allow both the 3.5 and 5.25 floppy drives to run off of the mother boards' floppy header? Aslo, is there anything else I need to do for the computer to recognize both drives?
Like I said earlier; sorry to be a pain. Thanks again.
Here's the problem as I see it. There are enough Molex connectors to power the drive, but I don't seem to have a cable or place to connect the cable to the mother board. Ultimately, I would like to be able to use both of the floppy drives when I have the 360 K unit installed. Am I missing something? Is there a floppy cable I can get that will allow both the 3.5 and 5.25 floppy drives to run off of the mother boards' floppy header? Aslo, is there anything else I need to do for the computer to recognize both drives?
Like I said earlier; sorry to be a pain. Thanks again.