TRS-80 Model 4 drive behavior

[mrarkus]

Is it normal for the Model 4 to run the motor on both floppy drives any time I access one of the drives? For example, doing DIR :0 will spin up both drives, and they both stop spinning at the same time.

 

[ldkraemer]

Sure, because the two Motor Signals are broken into INTERNAL Motor "ON" and EXTERNAL Motor "ON".
Each turning on two possible motors.

Larry

 

[mrarkus]

Sure, because the two Motor Signals are broken into INTERNAL Motor "ON" and EXTERNAL Motor "ON".
Each turning on two possible motors.

Larry

Thanks Larry, not the answer I wanted to hear but it is what it is