DF0 + DF1 connection?

Fingerlickin_B · 12 March 2007, 14:39

Hi all,

I've been running DF0 in my A600 tower from the proper on-board connector and DF1 from the "disk drive" port & using the guts of an external drive case to make it work.

The "guts" have needed regular repairs ever since I did this, as the PCB is well and truly rooted, dry solders, lifted tracks, corrosion, etc.

It's finally gotten so bad I need to do something else.

So here is my SUPER DUPER simple question...

How do I connect DF1 "internally"?

Do I just set the appropriate jumpers on each drive and connect them in parallel on a ribbon cable like with a PC or is it not that simple?

Please excuse my stupidity as usual...me Amiga no good

PZ.

Jope · 12 March 2007, 15:22

It is not that simple. You need to get the DS1 line to the internal floppy connector, then you need the circuit from your external drive's controller board to provide for the ID pulse and also motor control.

Fingerlickin_B · 14 March 2007, 08:53

Ok, thanks for that

Hmm, guess I'll just get another external control board

PZ.

12 March 2007, 14:39	#1
Fingerlickin_B Amiga Nut Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Belco, Australia Posts: 2,242	DF0 + DF1 connection? Hi all, I've been running DF0 in my A600 tower from the proper on-board connector and DF1 from the "disk drive" port & using the guts of an external drive case to make it work. The "guts" have needed regular repairs ever since I did this, as the PCB is well and truly rooted, dry solders, lifted tracks, corrosion, etc. It's finally gotten so bad I need to do something else. So here is my SUPER DUPER simple question... How do I connect DF1 "internally"? Do I just set the appropriate jumpers on each drive and connect them in parallel on a ribbon cable like with a PC or is it not that simple? Please excuse my stupidity as usual...me Amiga no good PZ. Last edited by Fingerlickin_B; 12 March 2007 at 14:51.

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12 March 2007, 15:22	#2
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,862	It is not that simple. You need to get the DS1 line to the internal floppy connector, then you need the circuit from your external drive's controller board to provide for the ID pulse and also motor control.

14 March 2007, 08:53	#3
Fingerlickin_B Amiga Nut Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Belco, Australia Posts: 2,242	Ok, thanks for that Hmm, guess I'll just get another external control board PZ.

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