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Re: Converting Chinon FZ-357 1.44 PC drive to Amiga 880k!
« on: February 03, 2005, 10:56:46 PM »
Hi,

Sorry to dig this topic out from last year, but I've only just discovered it... I've been trying to do what's described with one of these drives as a replacement for a dead one in an old A600.

I've carried out the J2 solder modification and have set the jumpers appropriately. However, it does not recognise any disk change events...

If I cold boot, the disk loads (if it's bootable) or if the OS has already loaded, a "diskchange" command will also make it read.

However, since my primary aim for the A600 is to play old games and demos on the telly, I'm assuming the lack of disk change signal will mean any multi-disk games/demos will not work.

Any ideas? Or have I just got one of these drives that can't be modified?

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Re: Converting Chinon FZ-357 1.44 PC drive to Amiga 880k!
« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2005, 01:41:26 PM »
Hmm...

I guess that's an unknown then!

OK... does anyone have any idea how to modify the drive (I've got no problem with soldering, etc) so that I can activate the disk change line?

I've traced the signal on the drive's board from the switch at the drive's opening but it ends up in one of the ICs... Not quite sure how to bring this out and make it available on the 34-pin connector...

Or should I just give up and buy a replacement drive from AmigaKit?!

 - Ali