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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: djkoelkast on June 16, 2011, 09:00:51 PM

Title: Does a pc floppy cable work in an Amiga 4000D?
Post by: djkoelkast on June 16, 2011, 09:00:51 PM

Because the 'twist' is different.
Left is my original cable (I thought I could as well replace it because I've got a new shiny SCSI cable too) at the right is a standard pc floppy cable.
I tried a few different ones, they all have these pins twisted, not like the Amiga one.

(http://i.imgur.com/6Vgje.jpg)

I didn't actually try them out, and I guess this won't work. Any ideas on this?

Title: Re: Does a pc floppy cable work in an Amiga 4000D?
Post by: magnetic on June 16, 2011, 10:12:19 PM

As you have already deduced the twist is very important. A standard pc floppy wont work on amiga due to this afaik. Unless of course you have a modded pc floppy.

Title: Re: Does a pc floppy cable work in an Amiga 4000D?
Post by: LordSpunky on June 16, 2011, 10:15:46 PM

Sorry to jump on and change the subject a bit, but what about PC Ultra IDE cable? would that work with an A4000D IDE? Just I have many many spare PC IDE cables I could really tidy the old girl up ;)

Title: Re: Does a pc floppy cable work in an Amiga 4000D?
Post by: djkoelkast on June 16, 2011, 10:19:34 PM

Quote from: LordSpunky;645707

Sorry to jump on and change the subject a bit, but what about PC Ultra IDE cable? would that work with an A4000D IDE? Just I have many many spare PC IDE cables I could really tidy the old girl up ;)

I can confirm that they do work.

Title: Re: Does a pc floppy cable work in an Amiga 4000D?
Post by: djkoelkast on June 16, 2011, 10:20:48 PM

Quote from: magnetic;645706

As you have already deduced the twist is very important. A standard pc floppy wont work on amiga due to this afaik. Unless of course you have a modded pc floppy.

Nope, it's an Amiga fdd, HD one.
I'll stick with the old cable and be very careful with it then ;)

Title: Re: Does a pc floppy cable work in an Amiga 4000D?
Post by: LordSpunky on June 16, 2011, 10:22:40 PM

Thanks, that will be good. And good question I didn't realise the floppy cable was different....something to watch out for!

Title: Re: Does a pc floppy cable work in an Amiga 4000D?
Post by: djkoelkast on June 16, 2011, 10:43:33 PM

Quote from: LordSpunky;645710

Thanks, that will be good. And good question I didn't realise the floppy cable was different....something to watch out for!

I'm using an EIDE cable (the one with 80 wires in stead of 40), it's one from a recent Gigabyte mainboard and it works just fine in my A4000D.
Floppy cable, well like I said, I'll keep the original ;)