arrrgh dog damnit! floop[y disk drive

lost_lemming · 23 February 2010, 18:32

so pissed off. everything on my a500 is going wrong.

new problems are, I had a new replacement floppy disk drive cause the one I had just now had failed, well, it didn't fail but it did 50/50 of the time. put this new one in and nothing at all

Also, let's be honest, amiga plastic is the worst quality, I snapped the drive holder sticky up bit way too easily. anyway any ideas? it's a chin one forgot the name should work

lost_lemming · 23 February 2010, 18:35

ok who wants to give me a floppy disk drive that is 101^ garantee work for free? fed up of faffing around witih these things

lost_lemming · 23 February 2010, 18:50

come one some one must know why doesn't my floppydive work?

s2325 · 23 February 2010, 18:55

You hurt little Miggy, no one will help you now

lost_lemming · 23 February 2010, 18:55

Sorry but that plastic is WEEAK!

Retro1234 · 23 February 2010, 20:11

Poor Miggy

lost_lemming · 23 February 2010, 23:28

oooooohright, no not on purpose.!!

I've looked at super glue details but they alot of them say dont use with oily plastics. so im gonna forget fixing up the bottom case and look for a new one. as for the floppy drive any ideas? sorry for the rage eariler on, got a cold, and before i discovered the problem i had 10 minutes until i had to go back to work (split shifts)

lost_lemming · 23 February 2010, 23:57

lol Okay instead of me moaning. And I do apologise because I have seemed like I'm a moany little kid who just keeps asking questions over and over and doesn't give anything back lol, well i'm going to give something back now.

advice!
When putting a floppydrive back in an A500, don't screw in the plastic-holder one first! Do the others first (the one's where you screw in from the back. THEN do the plastic-holder screw

will save you a nasty broken heart as you hear the Snap!! sound.

lost_lemming · 23 February 2010, 23:59

I'll check the exact model name/number of this replacement floppydrive tomorow morning.

prowler · 24 February 2010, 00:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by lost_lemming

I'll check the exact model name/number of this replacement floppydrive tomorow morning.

Are you saying it's not an exact replacement for the original drive?

lost_lemming · 24 February 2010, 00:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by prowler

Are you saying it's not an exact replacement for the original drive?

Hi prowler. I completly forgot it was ebay I got it from. It's a Chinnon fb354

prowler · 24 February 2010, 00:18

A Chinon FB-354 is the right type - an exact replacement for the original drive, assuming the original drive was one of those too, of course.

When you say 'nothing at all', doesn't the drive spin up and the drive activity led illuminate when you insert a floppy disk?

lost_lemming · 24 February 2010, 00:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by prowler

A Chinon FB-354 is the right type - an exact replacement for the original drive, assuming the original drive was one of those too, of course.

When you say 'nothing at all', doesn't the drive spin up and the drive activity led illuminate when you insert a floppy disk?

I will check to see what drive i pulled out tomorow, (really tired now and i always take the miggy up to the loft because that's where my workbench and soldering realm is

)
but yeah, no clucking or whirling sounds, but the orange 'drive' light just stays lit when I turn the amiga on.

prowler · 24 February 2010, 00:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by lost_lemming

I will check to see what drive i pulled out tomorow, (really tired now and i always take the miggy up to the loft because that's where my workbench and soldering realm is

)
but yeah, no clucking or whirling sounds, but the orange 'drive' light just stays lit when I turn the amiga on.

The ribbon cable to the floppy disk drive is plugged in the wrong way round, or else it is engaged with only one row of pins on the motherboard.

Check the alignment of the floppy drive ribbon cable.

cosmicfrog · 24 February 2010, 01:25

yep if light stays on and some times drive just spins cable is upside down

8bitbubsy · 24 February 2010, 02:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by lost_lemming

Sorry but that plastic is WEEAK!

Not really, but it might be bad over many years. A brand new Amiga's plastic is hard and good.

lost_lemming · 24 February 2010, 11:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by prowler

The ribbon cable to the floppy disk drive is plugged in the wrong way round, or else it is engaged with only one row of pins on the motherboard.

Check the alignment of the floppy drive ribbon cable.

Hi, yeah just turned it round and it works now

lost_lemming · 24 February 2010, 12:14

ok this doesn't make sense, my workbench 2.05 disk now get's an error.
Read error on disk block 91? that IS IMPOSSIBLE!

Jope · 24 February 2010, 13:00

Try the disk in another computer.

Get a disk that works in another computer and try that one in yours.

lost_lemming · 24 February 2010, 13:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jope

Try the disk in another computer.

Get a disk that works in another computer and try that one in yours.

tried it in my A1200 and same problem. but that is so impossible it makes me angry!! because this floppy was working yesterday!!

do you think it is something to do with me saving Prefs settings onto it?

23 February 2010, 18:32	#1
lost_lemming Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Birmingham Age: 38 Posts: 391	arrrgh dog damnit! floop[y disk drive so pissed off. everything on my a500 is going wrong. new problems are, I had a new replacement floppy disk drive cause the one I had just now had failed, well, it didn't fail but it did 50/50 of the time. put this new one in and nothing at all Also, let's be honest, amiga plastic is the worst quality, I snapped the drive holder sticky up bit way too easily. anyway any ideas? it's a chin one forgot the name should work

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23 February 2010, 18:35	#2
lost_lemming Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Birmingham Age: 38 Posts: 391	ok who wants to give me a floppy disk drive that is 101^ garantee work for free? fed up of faffing around witih these things

23 February 2010, 18:50	#3
lost_lemming Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Birmingham Age: 38 Posts: 391	come one some one must know why doesn't my floppydive work?

23 February 2010, 18:55	#4
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	You hurt little Miggy, no one will help you now

23 February 2010, 20:11	#6
Retro1234 Phone Homer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: 5150 Posts: 5,780	Poor Miggy

23 February 2010, 23:28	#7
lost_lemming Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Birmingham Age: 38 Posts: 391	oooooohright, no not on purpose.!! I've looked at super glue details but they alot of them say dont use with oily plastics. so im gonna forget fixing up the bottom case and look for a new one. as for the floppy drive any ideas? sorry for the rage eariler on, got a cold, and before i discovered the problem i had 10 minutes until i had to go back to work (split shifts)

23 February 2010, 23:57	#8
lost_lemming Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Birmingham Age: 38 Posts: 391	lol Okay instead of me moaning. And I do apologise because I have seemed like I'm a moany little kid who just keeps asking questions over and over and doesn't give anything back lol, well i'm going to give something back now. advice! When putting a floppydrive back in an A500, don't screw in the plastic-holder one first! Do the others first (the one's where you screw in from the back. THEN do the plastic-holder screw will save you a nasty broken heart as you hear the Snap!! sound.

23 February 2010, 23:59	#9
lost_lemming Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Birmingham Age: 38 Posts: 391	I'll check the exact model name/number of this replacement floppydrive tomorow morning.

24 February 2010, 00:18	#12
prowler Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sidcup, England Posts: 10,300	A Chinon FB-354 is the right type - an exact replacement for the original drive, assuming the original drive was one of those too, of course. When you say 'nothing at all', doesn't the drive spin up and the drive activity led illuminate when you insert a floppy disk?

24 February 2010, 01:25	#15
cosmicfrog The 1 who ribbits Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: leek, Staffs, UK Age: 56 Posts: 3,557	yep if light stays on and some times drive just spins cable is upside down

24 February 2010, 12:14	#18
lost_lemming Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Birmingham Age: 38 Posts: 391	ok this doesn't make sense, my workbench 2.05 disk now get's an error. Read error on disk block 91? that IS IMPOSSIBLE!

24 February 2010, 13:00	#19
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,864	Try the disk in another computer. Get a disk that works in another computer and try that one in yours.

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