Here's how to convert a Chinon FZ-357 drive from PC to Amiga :)

I have found that the toshiba nd-3564gr is identical to the chinon 357 malaysia version

[TjLaZer]

Originally Posted by jimbobrocks92

Sorry for the bump

Does/did this work with HD disks? (effectivly turning it into an amiga hd floppy drive)

No it does not, it will act like a 880k disk drive. If you want to use a HD disk as a 880k disk you will have to tape the HD detect hole.

[Arnie]

Originally Posted by a_petri

All right, but it may be a bit long and technical, so I put it onto a separate web page
here:

http://www.inf.mit.bme.hu/private/fz357/

It is not a very easy task - it includes some rather delicate soldering work and the building of a small electronic circuit -, but the result is a fully working Amiga high density floppy drive unit, virtually equivalent with the original Commodore one.

It practically means that PC <-> Amiga file transfers can be made with standard 1.44MB PC-formatted floppy disks. Naturally it remains compatible with 880K Amiga floppy disks as well.

Has anyone saved a copy of the hack page? It's not available anymore.

[zipper]

So far you haven't learned to use web archives....
http://web.archive.org/web/200701082...private/fz357/

[Arnie]

Originally Posted by zipper

So far you haven't learned to use web archives....
http://web.archive.org/web/200701082...private/fz357/

I couldn't be bothered looking....

[Lianna]

Originally Posted by TjLaZer

Just a necro bump as I did one Chinon FZ-357 drive last night.

If you have the Japan model you need to jumper J2 AND J18. Leave J20 alone. Works great!

Malaysia models just need J2 jumpered.

And necroing your necro, as the old drive I found lying around was a Japan model ... thanks a lot

Originally Posted by zipper

So far you haven't learned to use web archives....<br />
<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20070108222257/http://www.inf.mit.bme.hu/private/fz357/" target="_blank">http://web.archive.org/web/20070108222257/http://www.inf.mit.bme.hu/private/fz357/</a>

<br />
I bought FZ357 from Japan which motor looks identical to the Malaysia version<br />
<br />
Does it mean I could hack it to a HD version?

[StefaanC]

The amiga 500 here has a epson floppy drive.

[amiman99]

I followed the directions and got it to work, Thanks.
I had the drive laying around for many years, do to COVID situation I had time to work on it.
Thanks

[nemolomen]

Originally Posted by amiman99

I followed the directions and got it to work, Thanks.
I had the drive laying around for many years, do to COVID situation I had time to work on it.
Thanks

@amiman99

Did you do only the DS/DD or the full HD 1.76 MB conversion?

Thanks.

[Timtheloon]

Glad I found this thread, found one of the PC versions in my drawer might give this ago

[Jope]

Let us know if you succeed. :-)

[Kin Hell]

Originally Posted by Timtheloon

Glad I found this thread, found one of the PC versions in my drawer might give this ago

Don't you just Love having one of those "Drawers".

Originally Posted by Jope

Let us know if you succeed. :-)

Indeed!