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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: amigadave on November 07, 2005, 01:07:14 AM
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I am setting up my old A3000, and I am having trouble getting DF1: to work correctly. I have set the jumper on the drive correctly, checked the floppy drive cable orientation twice, tried three different floppy drives and still cannot figure out what I am doing wrong. As soon as the power is turned on the floppy drive activity light on DF1: comes on and stays on continuously. When a disk is inserted after workbench has loaded from the HD, DF0: works fine, but DF1: shows six icons on the screen as follows: DF1:????, DF2:????, DF3:????, PC1:????, PC2:???? and PC3:????. Any Ideas?
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amigadave,
Have u set the "no df1" motherboard jumper so that df1: is active?
Usually when the drive lights on all the time,its a sign the cable is on the drive backward,you may check for that.
pin 1 on the drive is away from the power connector.
red stripe on cable should also be away from the power connector side.
last,you might check and make sure someone hasn't put a pc floppy cable in the 3000,which has a different twist than the amiga cable. this all assumes you are using amiga floppy drives of course.
hope that helps,
Mike
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mechy wrote:
amigadave,
Have u set the "no df1" motherboard jumper so that df1: is active?
Usually when the drive lights on all the time,its a sign the cable is on the drive backward,you may check for that.
pin 1 on the drive is away from the power connector.
red stripe on cable should also be away from the power connector side.
last,you might check and make sure someone hasn't put a pc floppy cable in the 3000,which has a different twist than the amiga cable. this all assumes you are using amiga floppy drives of course.
hope that helps,
Mike
Thanks, that is the kind of info I was looking for. It has been so many years that I have been away from using my Amigas everyday that I have forgotten some of those things.