a3k floppy !

lost_loven · 25 March 2010, 01:10

hey all, well solved the broken a3k floppy with replacing with a a500 floppy.. this is how it went..

1, placed a500 floppy in 1st bay.

2, then lined up the 2nd drive bay bracket to the a500 floppy in bay 1.

3, used a sharpie marker and marked where the holes lined up from the bracket to the floppy drive and marked the floppy drive where the holes were.

4, took my cordless drill and drilled the hole. bingo screw holes.. made sure the holes were a bit smaller than the screw so the can self tap when screwed in.

5, took a old metal cover from a pc slot and used it to cover the holes in metal case, reason being so the screws i put in the a500 drive would have something to sit on.

6, i put bracket on the case where he floppy drive sits and took the cordless drill and drilled a hole thur the pc slot cover and again marked where the hole lines up on the a3k and drilled that hole too.. but carefully not to go thur the metal casing fully. there are 2 parts to the casing and drilling the first part is enough for a screw to fasten on the bracket and the casing. not touching the inner part where the motherboard sits..

7, to be safe took my air line from my portable compressor and blew out a3k just in case of metal shavings from step 6.

8, put screws in bottom of a500 drive and raised them enough so drive sits in its cradle nice and the eject button and drive lines up nice.. hooked up power and ribbons.

9, screwed the lid back on and booted up... WORKS GREAT!

jmmijo · 25 March 2010, 01:29

Mmm, yummy hardware pr0n, thanks for the pics

Did the A3000 ever support the High Density Floppy Drives or was that only the A4000 ???

lost_loven · 25 March 2010, 01:32

i did read somewhere that it did support High Density Floppy Drives. Be nice to have

rkauer · 25 March 2010, 03:21

All Amigas support HD drives (but the A1000).

Normally the A3000 comes with one fitted (the dead one you have).

lost_loven · 25 March 2010, 03:25

cool. must fix it or replace it!
just checked.
ebay.ca has none

lost

rkauer · 25 March 2010, 22:30

Remember the HD floppy drives demand a very high price. Buying one is expensive.

The original HD units for the Amiga are FB-357 (30mm height) or FZ-357 (25mm height).

25 March 2010, 01:10	#1
lost_loven Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: winnipeg Posts: 358	a3k floppy ! hey all, well solved the broken a3k floppy with replacing with a a500 floppy.. this is how it went.. 1, placed a500 floppy in 1st bay. 2, then lined up the 2nd drive bay bracket to the a500 floppy in bay 1. 3, used a sharpie marker and marked where the holes lined up from the bracket to the floppy drive and marked the floppy drive where the holes were. 4, took my cordless drill and drilled the hole. bingo screw holes.. made sure the holes were a bit smaller than the screw so the can self tap when screwed in. 5, took a old metal cover from a pc slot and used it to cover the holes in metal case, reason being so the screws i put in the a500 drive would have something to sit on. 6, i put bracket on the case where he floppy drive sits and took the cordless drill and drilled a hole thur the pc slot cover and again marked where the hole lines up on the a3k and drilled that hole too.. but carefully not to go thur the metal casing fully. there are 2 parts to the casing and drilling the first part is enough for a screw to fasten on the bracket and the casing. not touching the inner part where the motherboard sits.. 7, to be safe took my air line from my portable compressor and blew out a3k just in case of metal shavings from step 6. 8, put screws in bottom of a500 drive and raised them enough so drive sits in its cradle nice and the eject button and drive lines up nice.. hooked up power and ribbons. 9, screwed the lid back on and booted up... WORKS GREAT! Attached Thumbnails

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25 March 2010, 01:29	#2
jmmijo Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: PDX Age: 62 Posts: 2,395	Mmm, yummy hardware pr0n, thanks for the pics Did the A3000 ever support the High Density Floppy Drives or was that only the A4000 ???

25 March 2010, 01:32	#3
lost_loven Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: winnipeg Posts: 358	i did read somewhere that it did support High Density Floppy Drives. Be nice to have

25 March 2010, 03:21	#4
rkauer I hate potatos and shirts Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sao Leopoldo / Brazil Age: 58 Posts: 3,482	All Amigas support HD drives (but the A1000). Normally the A3000 comes with one fitted (the dead one you have).

25 March 2010, 03:25	#5
lost_loven Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: winnipeg Posts: 358	cool. must fix it or replace it! just checked. ebay.ca has none lost

25 March 2010, 22:30	#6
rkauer I hate potatos and shirts Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sao Leopoldo / Brazil Age: 58 Posts: 3,482	Remember the HD floppy drives demand a very high price. Buying one is expensive. The original HD units for the Amiga are FB-357 (30mm height) or FZ-357 (25mm height).

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