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A bit more data for the harried 3.5" disk drive installer. The jumper on the mother board for the second floppy is J301..short the two pins for two floppies. It's located close to CN303, the floppy controller cable connector. My Mom 'n Pop computer store figured out the jumpers on my second drive and then, as they were putting the whole thing back together, installed the ribbon cable BACKWARDS! Mr Troy is correct, it doesn't work worth boo if you do that. How you figure out the ribbon cable is as follows: Look for the ribbon connector with the little twist in part of the ribbon. That side of the connector goes electrically closest to the drive ID pins. In the case of the original MATSUSHITA drive, you have to follow the circuit board traces from the ID pins to the connector. In the case of the new CHINON drive, the pins are right at the connector. It is noted that as viewed from above in normal service position, my ribbon cable is REVERSED between the two drives. More horror stories, I am somehow sure, to follow. Greg