
SPECIFICATIONS
OF
THE
1541
DISK DRIVE
STORAGE
Total formatted capacity
Maximum Sequential file size
Maximum Relative
file
size
Records per
file
Fil~s
per diskette
Tracks per diskette
Sectors per track
Sectors per diskette
Bytes per sector
174848 bytes per diskette
168656 bytes per diskette
167132 bytes per diskette
65535
144
35
17-21
683 total
664 free for data
256
INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CHIPS USED
1 6502
Used
for overall control
2 6522 VIA
Used for input and output,
and as internal timers
6116 RAM
Used as 2K
of
buffers
microprocessor
Versatile Interface Adapters
Random Access Memory
16K
ROM Read-Only Memory
Contains a l 6K Disk Operating System
(DOS)
INTERFACE USED
Commodore serial bus with two 6-pin DIN connectors
Device number selectable from
8-11
Secondary
addresses 0-
15
PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS
Height
Width
Depth
ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS
77mm
184 mm
256 mm
Three wire-grounded detachable power cable.
Voltage
U.S. 100-120 VAC
Export
220--240 V AC
Frequency
U.S . 60 HZ
Export
50
HZ
Power used
25 Watts
MEDIA
Any good quality 5Y. inch diskette may
be
used (Commodore diskettes are recom-
mended).
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PART
1:
GUIDE TO OPERATION
CHAPTER 1
DISK DRIVE
UNPACKING
The first thing you will need
to
do with your disk drive
is
unpack it. Inside the carton
in
which you found this manual, there should also be: a 1541 disk drive, supply power
a black cable to connect the disk drive to the computer, a demonstration diskette. and
a warranty card to
be
filled out and returned to Commodore.
Please
don't
connect anything until you've read the next three pages! It could save
you a lot
of
trouble.
Fig 1. Front Panel
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LEVER
DRIVE INDICATER
(GREEN
LED)
LIGHT: ACTIVE
/FLASH
:
ERROR
POWER
INDICATER
(RED
LED)
llGHT
:
POWER
ON
THE
PRODUCT DOES
NOT
NECESSARILY RESEMBLE
THE
PICTURE INSIDE
THE
USER"S
MANUAL.
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