03 June 2006, 16:24 | #1 |
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1.76mb A4000 FDD -> A1200
Love some info on attaching an internal A4K HD floppy onto an A1200 setup.. Would it work? if so how can I do it?.
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06 June 2006, 09:56 | #2 |
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1) remove fdd from a4k and remove front panel
2) plug fdd into a12k 2b) if it's a thick floppy drive, you'll notice you're unable to fit the covers back on properly. leave covers off or force them together, with the seams bulging 3) enjoy HD floppy goodness |
06 June 2006, 13:33 | #3 |
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So your saying the A1200 will read HD disks, is there anything I should configure?
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06 June 2006, 17:28 | #5 |
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Thanks
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14 August 2006, 17:02 | #6 |
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Ok Ive tried to get this A4K HD floppy to work on my A1200T and all i seem to get is a burring noise when it tries to read a disk. Tried to boot two drives on the same cable on the A1200 but it spins up and doesnt read. Any ideas?
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14 August 2006, 22:22 | #7 |
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have you put crossdos in your w/b startup drawer and put PC0 in device drivers first
otherwise it wont read pc discs Last edited by twizzle; 14 August 2006 at 22:53. |
14 August 2006, 23:25 | #8 |
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So I couldnt boot workbench off the drive?
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15 August 2006, 09:03 | #9 |
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It should work just fine. I hope you didn't plug the power cable in backwards or miss some pins.
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15 August 2006, 13:13 | #10 |
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Nope all ok...I just dont understand it. I will however install os3.1 and see where we go from there....The A1200 has 3.1roms so I thought it would have at least worked!.
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16 August 2006, 09:27 | #11 |
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Either the Amiga or the drive is broken, if you indeed have all cables connected correctly.
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03 September 2006, 16:27 | #12 |
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Nah this worked in the A4000 till I took it out. I'll take some pictures and post them - see if anyone can see anything out of place...
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03 September 2006, 23:06 | #13 |
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Just to check the obvious, the drive, when fitted in the A4K, was df0: wasn't it.... if not, you will need to set the device jumper on the drive to 0
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04 September 2006, 06:43 | #14 |
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Oh, one thing crossed my mind. Is this an Amiga Technologies motherboard? It will not work correctly there unless you remove the modifications they did to the floppy connector wiring..
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06 September 2006, 14:53 | #15 |
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@Alwis yes did all that - still not working however the guy gave me a beatup old floppy drive and im using that on the same cable. So the cable does work...
@Jope I didnt see any mods on the board when I rebuilt the A1200T Just puzzled why it wont work. Is there anyone in South Wales who could try an A4000 HD floppy drive for me?. |
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