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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: Zero on February 20, 2004, 08:38:43 AM

Title: Installing a second internal floppy
Post by: Zero on February 20, 2004, 08:38:43 AM

As I can't seem to get my external floppy drive to work off the diskdrive port of my A1200 Power Tower, even though it works fine on my A500+ (see previous post). I woud like to fit a second internal floppy drive (I have a spare Amiga one to use), I have one and tryed to fit it using a PC floppy cable as it has two connectors on it. But only DF0: was showing on the WorkBench (3.1).

I guess I must need a difrent lead or something?

Also is there a diffrence between a Amiga internal floppy drive and an PC one?

Title: Re: Installing a second internal floppy
Post by: MaDDuck on February 20, 2004, 08:41:45 AM

.....just be patient!
The 357 speach is about to begin!

Title: Re: Installing a second internal floppy
Post by: Jope on February 20, 2004, 09:29:06 AM

You need a similar circuit as is in an external floppy drive. The A1200's motherboard doesn't generate the id bitstream needed for DF1: A mere cable won't do it.

Title: Re: Installing a second internal floppy
Post by: Zero on February 20, 2004, 09:34:29 AM

Cool, thanks Jope.

I understand now.

Shame my diskdrive port won't work with my external drive I am guessing, it must be faulty.

Thanks again :)

Title: Re: Installing a second internal floppy
Post by: sir_inferno on February 20, 2004, 09:48:49 AM

Quote

Zero wrote rubbish :-), and then he wrote:

Also is there a diffrence between a Amiga internal floppy drive and an PC one?

afaik, dd & hd floppy drives "magnetise" in the "opposite direction"...