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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: dougal on February 06, 2010, 01:21:45 PM

Title: Using PC Floppy cable on an Amiga
Post by: dougal on February 06, 2010, 01:21:45 PM

The floppy drive cable on my A2000 is faulty and half the games i tried dont work.

To confirm it was the floppy cable i used a cable from an old AT pc and now all the games work perfectly :)

Problem is that when it is on the boot screen (Hand holding the disk) the drive click (while waiting for disk) is at a faster rate than normal and the start screen comes on and off.

This is not a major problem as once a disk is inserted it is fine.

Is there some mod that can be done to the cable (switching the wires or something) that i can do so that the cable will be fully compliant with the Amiga?

I dont know if it makes a difference but the floppy drive being used was pulled from a broken A500.

Sorry for the long post but i like to be clear :D

Title: Re: Using PC Floppy cable on an Amiga
Post by: tone007 on February 06, 2010, 01:38:33 PM

From what I've seen, DF0's cable is just straight through when using a real Amiga floppy drive.

Title: Re: Using PC Floppy cable on an Amiga
Post by: motrucker on February 07, 2010, 03:50:11 PM

It's been quite a while since I have had an A2000, but didn't the drive cable have two wires flipped?  #10 and 16 come to mind. Or was that for the second drive (if used).

Title: Re: Using PC Floppy cable on an Amiga
Post by: tokyoracer on February 07, 2010, 03:52:44 PM

I'm certain most PC cables had a 'twist' in the middle of the cable.

Title: Re: Using PC Floppy cable on an Amiga
Post by: countzero on February 07, 2010, 04:03:22 PM

the twist is between the first and second plugs. you should use part of the cable where there's no twist (eg mobo plug and first plug)

Title: Re: Using PC Floppy cable on an Amiga
Post by: amigakit on February 07, 2010, 04:16:43 PM

This is the correct A2000 / A4000 floppy drive cable with the twist for the second drive:

http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=647

Title: Re: Using PC Floppy cable on an Amiga
Post by: motrucker on February 07, 2010, 05:16:14 PM

Quote from: amigakit;541904

This is the correct A2000 / A4000 floppy drive cable with the twist for the second drive:

http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=647

Thanks for the definitive answer. That jarred some old brain cells into action...