* In a message to Dragoslav Pajic on 10-06-95, HAMISH MOFFATT said the following:

HM> Drive light permanently on is a common sign that the cable is round the wrong
HM> way at one end. My experience says that red (or pin 1) does not always face 
HM> the power connector, as you might expect. Look for 1 marked 
HM> on the connector on the CD-ROM drive, and the same at the 
HM> other end on your controller.

HM> I have a 522 and a 562 on the same controller. If either of 
HM> them is cabled the wrong way round, the drive lights stay 
HM> on; the 562 starts ejecting the disc wildly; the 522 can't 
HM> since it doesn't have a drawer.

Hello Hamish,

Thank you for this information, although it didn't help me: the light
is on with or without data cable and the CD would never spin up. I
went as far as door switch and that one is OK. 

From my experience, if the drive is connected to power only and the
CD is inserted it should spin up and the 'busy' light should go off
eventually. 

I'd better keep this short, it doesn't belong in this echo.

Regards,
          Drago


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