From: phantomm@suddenlink.net   
      
   Hi,   
      
   If you bought this MSTE new, it's strange that one of these would just   
   fall out.   
   The MSTE has these on the MB as you have already mentioned.   
   If you happen to have ST Format Issue 38, Sept. 1992, you will   
   find some color pics of the MSTE motherboard which may help   
   locate where this goes.   
   The MSTE HD Controller also has one or more of these IIRC.   
      
   BTW, are you sure this Red Resistor is 8 pins and not 9?   
      
   Also, it could have came from the internal Hard drive.   
   Not positive, but could be a termination resistor, if so, these   
   are sometimes soldered and sometimes fit into a small socket.   
      
   What kind of problems are/did you have with the internal hard drive?   
      
   I recently re-installed the stock HD in my MSTE, maybe I can   
   help you with yours if you need some.   
      
   "Alyre Chiasson"  wrote in message   
   news:484ab2ea$0$4056$9a566e8b@news.aliant.net...   
   > Hello,   
   >   
   > With the acquisition of a new floppy drive I decided to try and get my   
   > Mega Ste up and running. I was wondering what the jumper settings should   
   > be on the mother board connector for the Atari hard dish controller when   
   > the controller is removed? Are there any other dip switches on the mother   
   > board that must be flipped when the controller is removed?. I want to use   
   > my ICD Link II in its place. All of this was because I thought the   
   > controller might have been at the origin of some of my problems with   
   > getting the hard disk to work properly. However, when I opened the case a   
   > red resistor pack (at least that's what I am calling it) fell out. It has   
   > 8 pins with a shiny red housing that covers them across the top. There are   
   > other similar ones on the mother board. The questions is did it fall out   
   > of the mother board from somewhere or was it a leftover during   
   > fabrication? Are there any schematics of the Mega Ste that might tell me   
   > where it might have come from or where they should be? Google turned up   
   > some references but nothing concrete. It could be at the origin of all my   
   > problems. The last series of numbers on the resistor are 311J213.   
   >   
   > Thanks   
   >   
   > Alyre   
      
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