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Amigakit Hardware => A600GS & A1200NG => Topic started by: Ingstein on October 03, 2025, 11:20:49 AM

Title: Original A1200 disk drive and the A1200NG
Post by: Ingstein on October 03, 2025, 11:20:49 AM

Hi guys,

I‘m trying to connect an old internal A1200 disk drive to my A1200NG but it doesn’t seem to work. Doesn’t make any sounds and doesn’t show up in Workbench.
What am I doing wrong? 😁

Cables see attachment!

XO
Ingo

Title: Re: Original A1200 disk drive and the A1200NG
Post by: F0LLETT on October 03, 2025, 02:41:13 PM

Have you configured it in menu?

Title: Re: Original A1200 disk drive and the A1200NG
Post by: Ingstein on October 04, 2025, 11:57:00 PM

You mean like DF0 : real floppy in the setup for my workbench?

Title: Re: Original A1200 disk drive and the A1200NG
Post by: Ingstein on October 05, 2025, 08:14:19 PM

Ah, found out by watching this  https://youtu.be/LaEURV7tJzU (https://youtu.be/LaEURV7tJzU).

Title: Re: Original A1200 disk drive and the A1200NG
Post by: F0LLETT on October 06, 2025, 09:13:37 AM

Quote from: Ingstein on October 05, 2025, 08:14:19 PM

Ah, found out by watching this  https://youtu.be/LaEURV7tJzU (https://youtu.be/LaEURV7tJzU).

Guessing you got it working now?

If I recall, just selecting real floppies, will not work until you set it to Shutgard 0.

Title: Re: Original A1200 disk drive and the A1200NG
Post by: Ingstein on October 06, 2025, 10:28:05 AM

Yes, works like a charm. I did set DF0 to use real floppies and Greaseweazle ticked.

Title: Re: Original A1200 disk drive and the A1200NG
Post by: F0LLETT on October 06, 2025, 11:51:56 AM

Quote from: Ingstein on October 06, 2025, 10:28:05 AM

Yes, works like a charm. I did set DF0 to use real floppies and Greaseweazle ticked.

Think, you missunderstood. As well what you just said, you also need to set if drive is 0, 1, 2. Or for PC drives A, B.
I think it defaults to Amiga Floppy 0. So if it were a PC drive you have to set it to A.