Randy Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Can't seem to find this bugger, unless it is hidden under the power supply or the HD controller, can anyone give me a general idea or a pic of that switch's location? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterMotorola Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 It's labeled S701 near the TOS chips. Just got yourself a HD floppy drive? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParanoidLittleMan Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 No need to open whole case. Just remove hard disk holder at right. At right bottom of board. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Posted June 10, 2020 Author Share Posted June 10, 2020 Thanks, I do have a DSHD drive, its an Epson SMD-340, that I have cleaned and setup according to the Atari install guide. I do have the proper pal chip and TOS 2.05, so if the drive is any good I should be able to access the HD function I hope! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Posted June 10, 2020 Author Share Posted June 10, 2020 OK, these drives are a real clusterfuck as PP would say. After flipping the switch, the 340 worked in HD, but only briefly before not working in HD. Then, everything went to hell, could not get a single drive, HD or DD to work reliably, sometimes work, most times not. The Gotek is ALWAYS working, not a problem there, but the f'ing drives, WTF! Wondering if it because I have TOS 2.05 instead of 2.06 that is causing the damn issues, grrrr! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterMotorola Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Until some other Mega STE owners chime in, take a gander at this for possible solutions... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarian1 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 9 hours ago, Randy said: Wondering if it because I have TOS 2.05 instead of 2.06 that is causing the damn issues, grrrr! I think it is if I remember correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Posted June 11, 2020 Author Share Posted June 11, 2020 12 hours ago, MasterMotorola said: Until some other Mega STE owners chime in, take a gander at this for possible solutions... Read that, what an arrogant prick atariking was in that post, glad he is gone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Posted June 11, 2020 Author Share Posted June 11, 2020 9 hours ago, atarian1 said: I think it is if I remember correctly. I am thinking maybe on TOS 2.05 as when I set everything back to before change to HD, no drives worked reliably, no DD drives that had been working OK would act reliably, and several disks that I ran through it during all these tests are now unreadable on my 4160 STe, those that had the write enable slider closed, WTF! At this point, a total recap of the motherboard is in order before I try anything else, as noted, the Gotek runs fine in either machine although I do get some strange color changes in some programs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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