Amiga 500 suddenly not loading disks

03 October 2016, 18:42

Hello

I have a standard A500 with 1/2MB RAM expansion. It is about as standard as it comes, thus I load all my software from floppy disks.

Suddenly today, it just didnt want to load floppies anymore. No matter what disk I tried, it just made the "drive noise" for 3 ticks and then it popped back to the bootscreen.

This is an amiga that has been in daily use for the last 3 months, so its not one I just dug out of the closet.

It is in pretty good condition and has never been opened, thus it has the warranty seals still in place.

I have made a quick video here to show my issue:

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Anyone have any experience with this?

bebek · 03 October 2016, 18:58

clean floppy heads, you can use cleaning disk if you do not want to open it

Pfloyd · 03 October 2016, 19:22

If cleaning the drive heads doesn't help, a faulty CIA 8520 chip may be the cause.

Jope · 03 October 2016, 20:09

Probably not a CIA if it detects disk changes and steps happily.

One possibility is dried electrolytic caps on the drive motor board. Sometimes replacing those fixes drives that don't read disks.

turrican9 · 03 October 2016, 20:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jope

Probably not a CIA if it detects disk changes and steps happily.

One possibility is dried electrolytic caps on the drive motor board. Sometimes replacing those fixes drives that don't read disks.

^^ this. Seen this exact thing in videos and the cause was dried up cap.

AmigaStore.eu sells modded PC floppy drives that can be installed into the Amiga 500. They cut and modded the eject button so it will fit in the Amiga 500.

Or you could of course try to repair your drive.

03 October 2016, 18:42	#1
Doma Posts: n/a	Amiga 500 suddenly not loading disks Hello I have a standard A500 with 1/2MB RAM expansion. It is about as standard as it comes, thus I load all my software from floppy disks. Suddenly today, it just didnt want to load floppies anymore. No matter what disk I tried, it just made the "drive noise" for 3 ticks and then it popped back to the bootscreen. This is an amiga that has been in daily use for the last 3 months, so its not one I just dug out of the closet. It is in pretty good condition and has never been opened, thus it has the warranty seals still in place. I have made a quick video here to show my issue: [ Show youtube player ] Anyone have any experience with this?

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03 October 2016, 18:58	#2
bebek Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Poole UK Posts: 349	clean floppy heads, you can use cleaning disk if you do not want to open it

03 October 2016, 19:22	#3
Pfloyd Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Bonn / Germany Posts: 88	If cleaning the drive heads doesn't help, a faulty CIA 8520 chip may be the cause.

03 October 2016, 20:09	#4
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,869	Probably not a CIA if it detects disk changes and steps happily. One possibility is dried electrolytic caps on the drive motor board. Sometimes replacing those fixes drives that don't read disks.

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