Re: Floppy drive for A21M

From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_gate.net)
Date: Mon Nov 06 2000 - 01:00:24 EST

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it IS a 3 spindle device, though the specs don't make that clear.. :-)

Jane Loyless wrote:

> At 07:38 PM 11/05/2000 -0500, gp wrote:
>
> >I just bought an A21M (2628F1U) and now realize after looking at the IBM
> >support page it appears that it doesn't come with a floppy drive for the
> >UltraBay 2000, or an external setup as on the TP600. Now what! How would I
> >update the BIOS, etc. Can I use any USB floppy drive and would it appear as
> >the A drive? I see IBM sells one for about $100. (p/n 05K9276) but on the
> >A21 support page it makes mention only of the SuperDisk drive.
> >
>
> Unless I'm badly mistaken, the A21m is a three-spindle device.

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