Specifications

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Figure
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The front
of the
APPIe
5.25
Drive
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lhon
lwo
Apple 5.25
Drives
If
your
Apple II system
uses only
ports to communicate
with
peripheral
devices,
you
are
limited to using
two
Apple
5.25
Drives
connected
daisy-chain
fashion.
You can
connect
more than
two
Apple
5.25
Drives to
your Apple
II
system
if
your
computer
has
slots
for
peripheral
cards.
If
you plan
to use
a
third and
fourth
drive,
you'll need
to
install a second
controller
card
in a
vacant slot.
(Each
controller
card controls
two drives.)
If
possible,
install the
second
controller card
in slot
5.
To install a second
controller
card,
follow the
instructions
in the
section "Connecting
the
Drive
to
a Controller
Card,"
but
this
time
remove the
plastic insert
from opening
5
on
the
back
panel of
your
Apple
II
and
install the
card
in slot
5.
lf
you
ore uslng o
comblnolion
of
Apple
5,25
ord
3.5 Drives,
moke
sure
you're
uslng
the conect
controller
cord
for eoch
type
of drive'
You connot
plug
on Apple
5.25
Drive
lnto on
Apple
3'5 Drive
controller
cord, or
on Apple
3.5 Drlve
into
on Apple
5.25 Drive
controller cord.
Plugglng
your
drtve lnto
the
wong
controller
cord
con
permonently
domoge
the drlve.
For
more
lnformotion
obout
using o combinolion
of
S,2$lnch
ond
3.S-inch
disk
drives,
see
Appendix A,'Dolsy-Choln
Drlve
Comblnotions.'
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Now
you're
ready to use
your
Apple
5.25
Drive.
But
before
you
do,
you
should
read the
rest
of
this
guide
to
leam
a
litde
more about
your
drive and
its
disks.
The Apple
5.25
Drive
has
no
operating
controls,
but
it does
have a
red "in use"
indicator
light that comes
on
whenever
the
drive
is
running.
(See
Figure
10.)
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