English Amiga Board


Go Back   English Amiga Board > Support > support.Hardware

 
 
Thread Tools
Old 14 November 2021, 05:26   #1
Vstech
Registered User
 
Join Date: Oct 2020
Location: BELMONT
Posts: 31
my A3000 boots from HD, but cannot get floppy to work

where to start?

I have known working drives off my A1200 that do not work with the 3000...
Vstech is offline  
Old 15 November 2021, 02:10   #2
Jpor
Banned
 
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 404
Quote:
Originally Posted by Vstech View Post
where to start?

I have known working drives off my A1200 that do not work with the 3000...
I believe the A3000 use specific High Density Floppy drive types so the working A1200 drives which are Double Density may not be recognised.

Does the A3000 floppy drive click on and off when you power on the Amiga? As it’s waiting for a floppy disk to be inserted? If not, then it’s either power or actual drive related.
Jpor is offline  
Old 15 November 2021, 08:40   #3
Jope
-
 
Jope's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Helsinki / Finland
Age: 43
Posts: 9,861
Amiga compatible DD mechanisms will work fine in the A3000. Ones out of an A500 will also fit physically without any standoffs/modifications.

Amiga Test Kit's floppy drive tests will be of use when debugging this.
Jope is offline  
Old 28 November 2021, 18:23   #4
Vstech
Registered User
 
Join Date: Oct 2020
Location: BELMONT
Posts: 31
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jpor View Post
I believe the A3000 use specific High Density Floppy drive types so the working A1200 drives which are Double Density may not be recognised.

Does the A3000 floppy drive click on and off when you power on the Amiga? As it’s waiting for a floppy disk to be inserted? If not, then it’s either power or actual drive related.
it's been a while since I tried, but I do not believe the floppy does anything.
I will get it all setup soon on the workbench (my desk, not on the screen) and try it out to see.
Vstech is offline  
Old 28 November 2021, 18:24   #5
Vstech
Registered User
 
Join Date: Oct 2020
Location: BELMONT
Posts: 31
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jope View Post
Amiga compatible DD mechanisms will work fine in the A3000. Ones out of an A500 will also fit physically without any standoffs/modifications.

Amiga Test Kit's floppy drive tests will be of use when debugging this.
that is what I thought too... thanks!

I will look for the ATK floppy drive tests... where do I find them?
Vstech is offline  
 


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Floppy boots but can't access in Workbench? Sembiance support.Other 3 21 February 2021 18:07
A3000 no longer boots from hard disk hth313 support.Hardware 24 21 January 2021 08:11
CLI based antivirus that boots from its own floppy? (ADF) Starglider 2 support.Other 8 11 September 2020 10:29
Cannot get ANY a3000 Roms to work outlawal2 support.WinUAE 30 12 August 2020 15:18
A3000 boots black screen after A3640 test install Brosol support.Hardware 35 20 February 2010 18:16

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT +2. The time now is 16:53.

Top

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Page generated in 0.07463 seconds with 15 queries