Floppy drive problems

videofx · 25 May 2014, 02:37

I can no longer get a floppy drive to work in my 4000T. I just took the cable and floppy from my 4000D which works and connect it to the 4000T and the motor spins on the floppy but the LED never lights and the drive never reads a floppy. I have tried 5 other drives and the same thing. 3 of the 5 drives are HD FB-357A drives and the cable has the twist.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

FOL · 25 May 2014, 03:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by videofx

I can no longer get a floppy drive to work in my 4000T. I just took the cable and floppy from my 4000D which works and connect it to the 4000T and the motor spins on the floppy but the LED never lights and the drive never reads a floppy. I have tried 5 other drives and the same thing. 3 of the 5 drives are HD FB-357A drives and the cable has the twist.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

Cable shouldn't have a twist if its DF0:

videofx · 25 May 2014, 04:28

Are you sure? It works in my 4000 desktop that way and its a 1.4MB floppy drive. I also tried it without the twist and it doesnt work

FOL · 25 May 2014, 13:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by videofx

Are you sure? It works in my 4000 desktop that way and its a 1.4MB floppy drive. I also tried it without the twist and it doesnt work

Twist is for rdy signal swap. So DF0: = no twist, DF1: = twist.
Thats how I had it setup.

You have to set the jumper on the motherboard for 1.44MB floppy drive.

videofx · 25 May 2014, 16:29

Thanks, I found the manual and you are right. The 4000 Desktop uses the twist in the cable for DF0: However, the 4000T does not use the twist.

I have a floppy drive workiing now!!!!! THANKS!!

Jope · 25 May 2014, 17:40

There's at least three different kinds of twist floppy cables, so it's a bit hard to say anything definite without more info.

Good that you got it working. :-)

videofx · 25 May 2014, 18:13

Jope, Yes you are right. I took floppy cables out of my 2000, 4000D and 4000T and they are all different

Jope · 25 May 2014, 19:29

I updated http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=212932&postcount=3 with info on the floppy cables (and unrelated to this thread, I also wrote a long tirade about motor control)

25 May 2014, 02:37	#1
videofx Registered User Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Chicago, IL USA Posts: 585	Floppy drive problems I can no longer get a floppy drive to work in my 4000T. I just took the cable and floppy from my 4000D which works and connect it to the 4000T and the motor spins on the floppy but the LED never lights and the drive never reads a floppy. I have tried 5 other drives and the same thing. 3 of the 5 drives are HD FB-357A drives and the cable has the twist. Any ideas? Thanks!

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25 May 2014, 04:28	#3
videofx Registered User Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Chicago, IL USA Posts: 585	Are you sure? It works in my 4000 desktop that way and its a 1.4MB floppy drive. I also tried it without the twist and it doesnt work

25 May 2014, 16:29	#5
videofx Registered User Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Chicago, IL USA Posts: 585	Thanks, I found the manual and you are right. The 4000 Desktop uses the twist in the cable for DF0: However, the 4000T does not use the twist. I have a floppy drive workiing now!!!!! THANKS!!

25 May 2014, 17:40	#6
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,864	There's at least three different kinds of twist floppy cables, so it's a bit hard to say anything definite without more info. Good that you got it working. :-)

25 May 2014, 18:13	#7
videofx Registered User Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Chicago, IL USA Posts: 585	Jope, Yes you are right. I took floppy cables out of my 2000, 4000D and 4000T and they are all different

25 May 2014, 19:29	#8
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,864	I updated http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=212932&postcount=3 with info on the floppy cables (and unrelated to this thread, I also wrote a long tirade about motor control)

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