Installing an external FDD internally to an A1200

manicx · 19 January 2004, 15:29

Is it possible. If I take the plastic mask off the FDD and use the plastic eject button from an existing Amiga FDD, will that work?

cv643d · 19 January 2004, 15:54

yes.

but the front might not fit the plastic button with no modifying.

Jope · 19 January 2004, 21:01

Quote:

Originally posted by cv643d
yes.

but the front might not fit the plastic button with no modifying.

Yes, unfortunately each different floppy mechanism uses a different kind of attachment for the eject button.. You'll need to leave it out or cut the case or create a button some how. :-)

Enverex · 19 January 2004, 22:56

You may be able to take the front panel off, or find it is actually attached to the drive, not the case, in which case, you can just put it stright into the case like I did.

Overdoc · 21 January 2004, 21:49

Also, some external drives have the drive itself jumpered to ID 1.
For internal use you have to jumper or switch it to ID 0 !

cv643d · 22 January 2004, 17:27

I have seen an A1200 with the internal floppy taken out. In its place an internal IDE zip drive was placed and the plastic on the case that covered the old floppy drive was dremeled out.

Jope · 22 January 2004, 18:43

Quote:

Originally posted by cv643d
I have seen an A1200 with the internal floppy taken out. In its place an internal IDE zip drive was placed and the plastic on the case that covered the old floppy drive was dremeled out.

I have an A500 that doesn't have an internal drive at all.

I can connect three external drives to it and they show up as DF0-DF2

19 January 2004, 15:29	#1
manicx Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 991	Installing an external FDD internally to an A1200 Is it possible. If I take the plastic mask off the FDD and use the plastic eject button from an existing Amiga FDD, will that work?

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19 January 2004, 15:54	#2
cv643d Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 762	yes. but the front might not fit the plastic button with no modifying.

19 January 2004, 22:56	#4
Enverex Fantasy Man! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: UK Posts: 1,353	You may be able to take the front panel off, or find it is actually attached to the drive, not the case, in which case, you can just put it stright into the case like I did.

21 January 2004, 21:49	#5
Overdoc Commodore Collector Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Austria Age: 53 Posts: 944	Also, some external drives have the drive itself jumpered to ID 1. For internal use you have to jumper or switch it to ID 0 !

22 January 2004, 17:27	#6
cv643d Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 762	I have seen an A1200 with the internal floppy taken out. In its place an internal IDE zip drive was placed and the plastic on the case that covered the old floppy drive was dremeled out.

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