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TEXAS 
INSTRUMENTS 
INTRODUCTlON 
The Texas 
lnstruments 
Disk 
Memory 
Drive is a 
high-speed, 
highvolu-
me 
memory 
device. The 
disk 
drive reads information !rom and writes 
information o n a 
5-1/4 
inch 
diskette 
(noi 
included).ll 
can read 
orwrile 
inlormation l rom any piace o n 
the 
diskette, 
and 
can 
rapidly locate any 
position 
or 
file o n 
lhe 
diskette. The 
disk 
drive spins the 
diskette 
al a 
constant 
speed and 
controls 
the movement 
ol 
the magnetized head. 
T o 
lunction 
properly, a 
disk 
drive 
musi 
h ave a 
disk 
controllar. The Disk 
Drive Controller tells the 
disk 
drive 
where 
to 
position 
the 
magnetic 
h e ad in 
order 
lo 
read 
or 
write 
inlormation 
properly. The 
controller 
al 
so 
puts 
a catalog on the disk, making the data that has been written easy 
t o locate. The 
controller 
does 
these 
things 
in 
response 
t o 
commands 
which 
you 
choose 
with the Disk Manager, n LOGO, 
Editor/ 
Assembler, 
and 
other 
Sol 
id 
State Cardridge Com m an d 
Modules 
or 
in response 
lo 
the statements in a n  BASIC program. 
This manual 
conlains 
only 
the set-up, 
and 
service, information 
!or 
the 
Disk 
Memory 
Drive. For 
instructions 
regarding setup, test, and opera-
tion or  the 
complete 
disk 
system, please refer 
lo 
the 
Disk 
Memory 
System manual 
includcd 
with the Disk Drive Controller. 
Two 
possible 
configurations 
exisl in 
lhe 
type of 
disk 
drives you can 
set-up. First, you can h ave an 
internai 
disk 
drive that is 
specially 
tailo-
red 
to 
fil 
i~side 
the Peripheral Expansion 
System 
and 
up 
lo 
two 
exter-
nal drives. 
Second, you 
can 
have 
up 
lo 
three external drives 
connec-
ted lo the system. 
DISK 
DRIVE 
INFORMA 
nON 
As  it 
comes 
!rom the factory, a 
disk 
drive is ready to run as the 
only 
drive on 
your 
system. Il you are using 
more 
t han 
onc 
drive, 
complete 
the 
following steps 
!or 
ali 
but 
o 
ne 
o! 
the 
drive 
s. 
The las t external drive 
should 
be 
connected 
withoul 
being 
altered. 
DO THE 
FOLLOWING 
ONL 
Y IF YOU 
ARE USING TWO 
OR 
THREE DRIVES! 
1. 
WARNING: 
All 
POWER  CORDS 
MUST 
BE  DISCONNECTED 
FROM 
THE POWER 
OUTLETS 
DURING 
THE 
FOLLOWING 
PRO-
CEDURE! 
2. 
T o remove the cover, 
do 
one 
of the following. 
e  Internai Disk 
Drive-
On 
the side 
otthe 
disk 
drive is a tab !oca-
led 
near the 
back 
of the drive. O n the 
back 
of the drive is a hole 
designed 
lo 
help Iii! l h e 
lab 
lo 
remove 
the 
disk 
drive cover. Re-
move the 
cover 
by 
lifting 
lhc 
tab 
and 
lhen 
sliding 
out 
the drive's 
conlents. 
e  Exlernal 
Disk 
Drive-
O n ali 
bui 
o 
ne 
of 
your 
drive 
s. 
usc 
a Phil-
lips-head 
screwdriver 
lo 
remove the six screws 
lhat 
hold 
lhe 
cover. Lift 
lhe 
cover 
oH. 
3. 
Locate the main printed 
circuii 
board. O n il, locate the terminalion 
resister pack. lt 
has 
14 
leads 
an d 
looks 
like an inlegrated circuii. 
(Note: 
The main 
boards 
look 
slighlly 
different 
on 
the 
internai and 
external drives, 
but 
the 
pack 
is in 
the 
same piace o n each.) Be ca-
retul not 
lo 
disturb 
the strapping 
pack 
(or 
shunl 
pack, 
which 
is 
al 
so 
removabte) located very near the resislor pack. 
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4. 
Remove  the  termination  resistor 
pack 
by 
prying 
each  end 
up 
slighlly 
with a small 
screwdriver 
and 
then 
lifting it out. Pull 
straighl 
up. 
5. 
Save the single drive termination 
resistor 
pack 
so that 
you 
can 
reinsert 
il il the drive is ever to be 
used 
again as a single of las t 
disk 
drive. Il 
you 
do 
replace the pack, 
noi 
t 
hai 
il 
the 
socket 
forthe 
resis-
tor 
pack 
has more 
ho 
l es t han 
!h 
ere are 
pins 
o n the pack, the 
pack 
should 
be installcd toward the 
outer 
edge 
ol 
the 
circuii 
board, 
leaving the 
unused 
holes 
toward the 
center 
of the board. 
6. 
Replace the cover o n the drive, aligning and tightening the screws 
carefully  DO 
NOT OPERATE  ANY UNIT WlTHOUT 
REPI...ACING 
THE COVER. 
The 
procedure 
!or setting 
up 
the Disk 
Memory 
System 
depends 
o n the 
type or 
disk 
drive(s) you have. 
e  Il you have an internai drive only, see 
"Connecting 
the Controller 
Card 
t o an Internai Disk Drive.· 
e  Il you are using an internai 
disk 
drive with 
one 
or 
more 
external 
disk 
drives, follow the 
directions 
in 
"Connecting 
the 
Controller 
Card t o 
Bot h 
Internai 
and 
Extemal 
Disk 
Drive s.· 
e  Il you h ave o ne 
or 
more external drives 
and 
no internai drive, follow 
the 
directions 
in 
"Connecting 
the 
Controller 
Card 
lo 
External Disk 
Drives.· 
CONNECnNG 
THE 
CONTROLLER  CARD AND  AN  INTERNAL  DISK 
DRIVE 
1. 
Tu 
m 
oH 
the 
computer 
console 
and 
ali 
attached 
devices. 
2. 
WARNING: TO AVOlO 
DAMAGING 
ACCESSORY CARDS, WAIT 
TWO (2)  MINlJTES AFTER TURNING 
OFF 
THE UNIT FOR THE 
POWER 
TO 
DISCHARGE BEFORE PROCEEDING. 
3. 
Remove the top !rom the peripheral system 
by 
depressing 
the lat-
ches 
on 
the 
back 
edge 
ol 
the top 
and 
pulling 
up. 
4. 
Carefully piace 
the 
Peripheral Expansion 
System 
on its left side 
(lhe 
disk 
drive 
compartment 
now 
should 
beat 
the top). 
5. 
Two screws 
which 
support 
the front 
casing 
of the 
disk 
drive 
com-
partment are located o n the 
top 
and 
botto 
m 
of 
the 
peripheral 
sys-
tem. Remove these 
screws 
and 
piace the peripheral system in ils 
proper 
upright 
position. 
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