Mitsubishi LS-120 High Capacity Flexible Disk Drive Model MF357G Installation Guide Mitsubishi Electric Australia Rev.
CONTENTS Before You Start ..................................................................................................... 3 Precautions ............................................................................................................. 3 Cleaning the LS-120 Drive...................................................................................... 3 Installation Procedure ............................................................................................
Before You Start The Mitsubishi MF357G is a bootable, high capacity LS-120 flexible disk. It is able to read ultra high density, 120 MB SuperDisk diskettes and is backward compatible with 1.44 MB, 1.2 MB and 720 KB 3.5 inch flexible diskettes. A special IDE controller or upgraded system BIOS may be required in order to make your LS-120 bootable.
Installation Procedure Determining Drive Connection and Jumper Settings 1. Turn off the computer, disconnect the power cable and remove the cover. 2. Check your hardware configuration to find the appropriate LS-120 jumper setting. Check the motherboard and IDE cables to see if there is an IDE connector available, then find the correct jumper setting for the LS-120. Be careful to avoid any conflicts with your existing hardware.
Jumper Settings: MA SL CS DRIVE CONFIGURATION E1 E2 E3 SHORT OPEN OPEN MASTER DRIVE OPEN SHORT OPEN SLAVE DRIVE OPEN OPEN SHORT CABLE SELECTS MASTER/SLAVE DO NOT use the MD0 setting (E4), this is for factory use only. The CABLE SELECT setting is not used with IBM or compatible PC systems.
Drive Installation 1. IDE Interface Connect the IDE cable between the drive signal interface and IDE controller. Make sure that the each of connectors is properly inserted and secure. The interface cable has a coloured marking to indicate Pin 1. Check that this coloured marking corresponds to Pin 1 of the drive’s IDE connector and Pin 1 of the IDE controller. 2.
Device Drivers Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Windows 95 OSR2.x* and Windows 98 A generic Microsoft ATAPI device driver is built into the operating system. The LS120 will be automatically recognised and configured. No additional drivers are required. Windows NT 3.51 Windows NT 3.51 Service Pack 5 is an upgrade package available from Microsoft (Web site or CD) which includes native driver support for LS-120. Windows 95 (except OSR2.x)* Run the installation program SETUP.
* Note: Windows 95 Versions There are currently five versions of Windows 95 available. The version of an installation may be determined as follows: 1. Open My Computer by double-clicking on it 2. Double-click on the Control Panel icon 3. Double-click on the System icon. 4. The “System Properties” screen will be displayed, showing: System: Microsoft Windows 95 4.00.950 x where x indicates the version, which may be: x blank Version Comments Windows 95 Initial Release of Windows 95.
