A1000 floppy drive replacement

CrashMidnick · 10 January 2015, 22:24

Hi,

I need to change my A1000 floppy drive by an A500 one.
I did it but the computer does not see it (no activity "tick tick" sound).

Any modifications needed for that ? (My disk drive is already set as DF0).

Thanks for your help

prowler · 10 January 2015, 22:42

An A500 floppy drive should be compatible with the A1000 if it was previously working in an A500. It just won't fit in the drive bay.

Is the A1000's floppy drive missing, or not working?

If the A1000's floppy drive isn't working either, then I would suspect that the ribbon cable or power cable is faulty.

CrashMidnick · 10 January 2015, 23:11

The A1000 and A500 disk drives are working fine.
I have a kickstart adapter and the floppy drive does not fit anymore. An 500 one will fit and I have found the way how to fit it correctly but it does not want to start in the A1000, even tried an A2000 one...

Jope · 11 January 2015, 10:35

Does the floppy LED stay on? Have you tried the floppy cable both ways?

CrashMidnick · 11 January 2015, 14:19

Yes the light stay on. No I did not try to change the way of the cable. Should I do that ?

Hewitson · 11 January 2015, 14:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by CrashMidnick

Yes the light stay on. No I did not try to change the way of the cable. Should I do that ?

Yep. The light will be stuck on if you put the cable on the wrong way.

CrashMidnick · 11 January 2015, 14:34

Ok will try but I never disconnected the one on the A1000 motherboard so it is connected the way to use the A1000 drive which is working that way. I will give it a try, it cost nothing

CrashMidnick · 11 January 2015, 17:34

Ok it worked. Thanks guys for your help. I did not know that floppy cable is reversed on the A1000.

prowler · 11 January 2015, 21:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by CrashMidnick

I did not know that floppy cable is reversed on the A1000.

Neither did I, but it's good to know it was only that which was causing the problem.

10 January 2015, 22:24	#1
CrashMidnick Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: FRANCE Posts: 222	A1000 floppy drive replacement Hi, I need to change my A1000 floppy drive by an A500 one. I did it but the computer does not see it (no activity "tick tick" sound). Any modifications needed for that ? (My disk drive is already set as DF0). Thanks for your help

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10 January 2015, 22:42	#2
prowler Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sidcup, England Posts: 10,300	An A500 floppy drive should be compatible with the A1000 if it was previously working in an A500. It just won't fit in the drive bay. Is the A1000's floppy drive missing, or not working? If the A1000's floppy drive isn't working either, then I would suspect that the ribbon cable or power cable is faulty.

10 January 2015, 23:11	#3
CrashMidnick Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: FRANCE Posts: 222	The A1000 and A500 disk drives are working fine. I have a kickstart adapter and the floppy drive does not fit anymore. An 500 one will fit and I have found the way how to fit it correctly but it does not want to start in the A1000, even tried an A2000 one...

11 January 2015, 10:35	#4
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,910	Does the floppy LED stay on? Have you tried the floppy cable both ways?

11 January 2015, 14:19	#5
CrashMidnick Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: FRANCE Posts: 222	Yes the light stay on. No I did not try to change the way of the cable. Should I do that ?

11 January 2015, 14:34	#7
CrashMidnick Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: FRANCE Posts: 222	Ok will try but I never disconnected the one on the A1000 motherboard so it is connected the way to use the A1000 drive which is working that way. I will give it a try, it cost nothing

11 January 2015, 17:34	#8
CrashMidnick Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: FRANCE Posts: 222	Ok it worked. Thanks guys for your help. I did not know that floppy cable is reversed on the A1000.

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