Power Computing ATARI PC720, ATARI PC720E, AMIGA DUAL, AMIGA PC880B, AMIGA PC880 Owner's Manual
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ATAFU PC720
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Section 1
ATAFU PC720E
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Section 2
AMIGA PC880 Section
3
AMIGA
DUAL
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Section
4
AMIGA PC880B Section
5
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Section One
The Atari
PC720
Drive
Installation Instructions
1. Switch off your Atari and all its peripherals.
2.
Fit a plug on the PC720's mains lead. and plug the drive in.
3.
Connect the disk drive's connector to the drive socket on the back
panel of your Atari. The plug will only fit one way into the socket. Push
the drive switch (located on the back panel of the disk drive) down (on).
This switch controls the drive's internal power supply.
4.
Switch on the peripherals and computer. The drive may now be
treated in the same way as your internal drive. Note however, that your
Atari will NOT boot from the external drive. even if the internal
drive is empty.
Note: NEVER remove a floppy disk from the drive while the drive light
is on
-
you may damage the disk or lose information on it.
Technical
Data.
Storage Capacity
Unformatted
Formatted
Transfer Rate
Track Density
No Cylinders
Total No Cylinders
DC Power Supply
Dimensions
Weight
Double Density
l
mbyte
720k Bytes
250k
bit/Sec
135
TPI
80
160
5v
230 X 104 X 30
mm
1 Kg.
Section Two
The Atari
PC720E
Drive
Installation Instructions
I.
Switch off your Atari and all its peripherals.
2. Remove your joystick from the Atari (if fitted), and plug the black
joystick lead into the empty joystick port. This lead serves to pick up the
power for your drive, and the joystick may still be plugged into the joys-
tick through port. located on the rear panel of the drive.
3. Connect the disk drive's connector to the drive socket on the back
panel of your Atari. The plug will only fit one way into the socket.
4.
Switch on the peripherals and computer. The drive may now be
treated in the same way as your internal drive. Note however, that your
Atari will NOT boot from the external drive, even if the internal
drive is empty.
Note: NEVER remove a floppy disk from the drive while the drive light
is on
-
you may damage the disk or lose information on it.
Technical Data.
Storage Capacity
Unformatted
Formatted
Transfer Rate
Track Density
No Cylinders
Total No Cylinders
DC Power Supply
Dimensions
Weight
Double Density
l mbyte
720k Bytes
250k
bit/Sec
135 TPI
80
160
5v
230
X
104 X 30 mm
1 Kg.
Section Three
The
Amiga
PC880
Drive
The PC880 leads the field of Amiga Drives, including in its design an
isolating switch to enable or disable the drive. a
thru port for daisy
chaining. and the Power Computing anti-click board to take away that
annoying 'empty drive' click. It is compatible with the Amiga
500,
1000,
and 2000 machines.
Installation Instructions
1.
Switch off your Amiga and all its peripherals.
2. Switch the
PC880's isolating switch (located on the rear of the
drive to position
1.
3.
Connect the disk drive's connector to the drive socket on the
back panel of your Amiga. The plug will only fit one way into the socket.
Tighten the screws on the connector to the computer back panel.
4.
Turn on the computer and peripherals. The drive will draw its
power from your Amiga, and there is no need for an external power sup-
ply for the
PC880.
5.
Once the Workbench screen has booted from your internal drive,
place a disk in your
PC880, and a drive icon will appear on the
Workbench. If no icon appears. and the drive LED fails to light,
SWITCH OFF your Amiga and peripherals, reverse the position of the
PC88O's isolating switch (located on the rear of the drive). and repeat
steps
3-5.
Note:
a) NEVER remove a floppy disk from the drive while the drive light
is on
-
you may damage the disk or lose information on it.
b)
As
the drives are designed for very low power consumption, two
PC880s may be daisy chained from your Amiga. However. more than
two is not recommended.
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