A4000 Manual scans? - Page 2

jrom · 27 April 2004, 08:15

that is also the problem i'm having with this drive... it doesn't see that a floppy is write enabled and after reading some of the disk a "no disk inserted" error pops up

I still need to clean it up though... but i need a really small screwdriver for that which i don't have atm...

Enverex · 27 April 2004, 09:43

Jope: That is the exact same problem my drive has. At some point it may just think the disk isn't in there any more and the write protect sensor doesn't always seem to work. It must be a common problem with these drives. Are the drives that Verselia sell these or are they newer better ones?

Syko · 27 April 2004, 23:02

both these problems have esentialy the same cause, dust and grease...

Take the covers off the drive, and carefully clean with a cotton bud soaked in IsoPropyl Alchohol, (IPA for short - do not use India Pale Ale

) the two small plastic sticks that are activated by the HD hole, and the R/W slider. If these don't run smothly they'll stck in position, and give incorect readings. You may also want to clean the rest of the drive, but stay away from the R/W heads, as you'll almost certainly move them out of alignment or damage them.

The no disk inserted message, if you're also getting read errors, might be dirty heads, so run a cleaner through the drive. Probably a good idea anyway, espesialy if the drive has been around smoking... I know, coz I do

and I'm using the chinon drive with no problems...

Jope · 28 April 2004, 06:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Enverex

Jope: That is the exact same problem my drive has. At some point it may just think the disk isn't in there any more and the write protect sensor doesn't always seem to work. It must be a common problem with these drives. Are the drives that Verselia sell these or are they newer better ones?

The newer, normal height drives are much better.. I have one of those in my better A4000.

The price, however is NOT right.

28 April 2004, 14:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by jrom

Hi,

Yesterday I bought a A4000 system but it didn't came with any manuals... since I have no previous experience with the A4k I'd like to get hold of some scans of the manual (so I know what zorro slot is used for the gfx etc).

Hope someone has these or something...

Jrom.

Most of the info you seek can be found at:
http://www.amiga-hardware.com/a4000.html

including scans of the A4000 schematics.

Cheers,
Red

Enverex · 28 April 2004, 14:41

He is already aware of that site, as is everyone else on this site, he just needs the proper detailed manuals.

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27 April 2004, 08:15	#21
jrom Wannabe asm coder ;) Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Netherlands Age: 47 Posts: 459	that is also the problem i'm having with this drive... it doesn't see that a floppy is write enabled and after reading some of the disk a "no disk inserted" error pops up I still need to clean it up though... but i need a really small screwdriver for that which i don't have atm...

27 April 2004, 09:43	#22
Enverex Fantasy Man! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: UK Posts: 1,353	Jope: That is the exact same problem my drive has. At some point it may just think the disk isn't in there any more and the write protect sensor doesn't always seem to work. It must be a common problem with these drives. Are the drives that Verselia sell these or are they newer better ones?

27 April 2004, 23:02	#23
Syko Now got GSX750F :)) Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Halifax UK Age: 59 Posts: 584	both these problems have esentialy the same cause, dust and grease... Take the covers off the drive, and carefully clean with a cotton bud soaked in IsoPropyl Alchohol, (IPA for short - do not use India Pale Ale ) the two small plastic sticks that are activated by the HD hole, and the R/W slider. If these don't run smothly they'll stck in position, and give incorect readings. You may also want to clean the rest of the drive, but stay away from the R/W heads, as you'll almost certainly move them out of alignment or damage them. The no disk inserted message, if you're also getting read errors, might be dirty heads, so run a cleaner through the drive. Probably a good idea anyway, espesialy if the drive has been around smoking... I know, coz I do and I'm using the chinon drive with no problems...

28 April 2004, 14:41	#26
Enverex Fantasy Man! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: UK Posts: 1,353	He is already aware of that site, as is everyone else on this site, he just needs the proper detailed manuals.

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