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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: adz on February 10, 2004, 11:29:01 AM
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Hi all
I just picked up a pair of good condition A1000's and a sidecar expansion, only problem is, one of the FDD's doesn't work, out of curiosity, if I was to get my hands on a replacement, how hard are they to change? Thanks in advance.
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Well... I have never changed or seen one in an a1k , but i do know that changing them in other amiga's is as easy as changing a PC one, just unscrew, (with power off), remove cables, screw in new drive, add cables, job done :-)
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It's easy ... sort of.
The A1k is a bit tricky maybe because of the case in general. Make sure you dont use force when opening this grand old lady.
When removing the FDD, watch out for the LED.
And when you put in the new one, watch it, too, because the wires might land just below the spindle and make a starining noise.
But that really shouldnt keep you from it.
Oh, and you're better off removing the cable from the FDD only when you seem to need force when removing it from the mainboard. Some boards had the cables soldered or glued on them, so don't try to remove them.
Have fun,
McTrinsic
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Thanks. :-) :-) :-)
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For those of you who are interested I pulled the dud A1000 apart, gave it all a good clean, ripped the FDD out of a spare A1010 that I had, replaced the old drive with the one in the A1010, put it all back together, hit the power switch and poof...a tip top A1000. Funny thing is, I have never seen the inside of an A1000 before, the signatures on the inside of the top cover are pretty funky, in fact the whole machine is a funky little piece of hardware. Oh well, yet another Amiga saved from the scrap heap. :-) :-) :-)