1200 FDD from Amigakit

Fingerlickin_B · 12 June 2007, 13:42

*EDIT* - Happy ending to this...no need for me to complain...Amigakit after-sales service is the best!

Fingerlickin_B · 12 June 2007, 14:01

Oh, and my DF1 (once an external FDD now mounted inside case) only works if this Amigakit drive is disconnected...what a PITA!

PZ.

Zetr0 · 12 June 2007, 15:56

@Fingerz
hmmmm, what revision of motherbaord have you got there m8y?

Fingerlickin_B · 12 June 2007, 16:18

Rev 10.3 man.

Please advise if this means anything.

It loaded all the problem game disks fine with it's internal drive when it was "consolised"...but that drive is now in my "portable" A600 comp-in-keyboard-almost-standard-machine.

PZ.

Jope · 12 June 2007, 17:14

This is about the Ready-signal and the lack of in your new drive mechanism.

You can check out Aminet hard/hacks for some ready signal-generators.

The mechanisms not working together.. What kind of cable are you using for the new drive?

Fingerlickin_B · 13 June 2007, 01:30

Just a normal cable.

Searched Aminet & found nothing

PZ.

Jope · 13 June 2007, 07:26

http://aminet.net/package/docs/hard/A1200FDfix

That's one package that should have the required circuit in it.

.. strange habit of always writing hard/hack .. silly aminet for changing the directory structure .. :-)

Fingerlickin_B · 13 June 2007, 12:12

Thanks for the link man, I'll check it out

I'm just not very happy with Amigakit for not mentioning this problem in the product details so I'd know before I bought the drive

PZ.

Fingerlickin_B · 27 June 2007, 13:30

Well, about a week ago I had a few under my belt and decided to give Matt from Amigakit a call.

Turns out the drive was stuffed. No ready signal is normal, that's ok, but it was doing other weird things and just really wasn't working. After one day of use it wouldn't read any disks at all and just showed up in WB as DF0:???? regardless of whether a disk was in it or not.

He sent me a replacement which arrived today and works brilliantly

Top marks Matt/Amigakit, I'm wrapped with such excellent customer service!

PZ.

12 June 2007, 13:42	#1
Fingerlickin_B Amiga Nut Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Belco, Australia Posts: 2,242	1200 FDD from Amigakit EDIT - Happy ending to this...no need for me to complain...Amigakit after-sales service is the best! Last edited by Fingerlickin_B; 27 June 2007 at 13:35.

13 June 2007, 07:26	#7
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,925	http://aminet.net/package/docs/hard/A1200FDfix That's one package that should have the required circuit in it. .. strange habit of always writing hard/hack .. silly aminet for changing the directory structure .. :-) Last edited by Jope; 13 June 2007 at 07:39.

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12 June 2007, 14:01	#2
Fingerlickin_B Amiga Nut Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Belco, Australia Posts: 2,242	Oh, and my DF1 (once an external FDD now mounted inside case) only works if this Amigakit drive is disconnected...what a PITA! PZ.

12 June 2007, 15:56	#3
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	@Fingerz hmmmm, what revision of motherbaord have you got there m8y?

12 June 2007, 16:18	#4
Fingerlickin_B Amiga Nut Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Belco, Australia Posts: 2,242	Rev 10.3 man. Please advise if this means anything. It loaded all the problem game disks fine with it's internal drive when it was "consolised"...but that drive is now in my "portable" A600 comp-in-keyboard-almost-standard-machine. PZ.

12 June 2007, 17:14	#5
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,925	This is about the Ready-signal and the lack of in your new drive mechanism. You can check out Aminet hard/hacks for some ready signal-generators. The mechanisms not working together.. What kind of cable are you using for the new drive?

13 June 2007, 01:30	#6
Fingerlickin_B Amiga Nut Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Belco, Australia Posts: 2,242	Just a normal cable. Searched Aminet & found nothing PZ.

13 June 2007, 12:12	#8
Fingerlickin_B Amiga Nut Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Belco, Australia Posts: 2,242	Thanks for the link man, I'll check it out I'm just not very happy with Amigakit for not mentioning this problem in the product details so I'd know before I bought the drive PZ.

27 June 2007, 13:30	#9
Fingerlickin_B Amiga Nut Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Belco, Australia Posts: 2,242	Well, about a week ago I had a few under my belt and decided to give Matt from Amigakit a call. Turns out the drive was stuffed. No ready signal is normal, that's ok, but it was doing other weird things and just really wasn't working. After one day of use it wouldn't read any disks at all and just showed up in WB as DF0:???? regardless of whether a disk was in it or not. He sent me a replacement which arrived today and works brilliantly Top marks Matt/Amigakit, I'm wrapped with such excellent customer service! PZ.

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