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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: Linchpin on April 30, 2004, 01:16:55 PM

Title: Sony FDD on Amiga 1200T
Post by: Linchpin on April 30, 2004, 01:16:55 PM

Hey ho chaps!

Just managed to salvage an old Olivetti 386 PC unit. The monitor works very nice indeed on my a1200T. Sweet. I also salvaged the floppy drive out of it. Its a sony drive, sorry i dont have a model number.

Basically, its kinda like the drive that Doomy was babbling on about, (teac) with jumper settings on the back. Does this mean that there is 1/2 a chance it will work on the a1200T?

Oh, and also the 386? It runs a lot better now, all smashed up.

One less M$ box to plague the world.

Cheers dudes!

Kev

Title: Re: Sony FDD on Amiga 1200T
Post by: MAD on April 30, 2004, 01:19:13 PM

Hoya!

Muhahahahahahahaha! Death to m$!!!

As for the drive, I cannot help you.

Be funky

M A D

Title: Re: Sony FDD on Amiga 1200T
Post by: Linchpin on April 30, 2004, 01:21:59 PM

Indeed!!!

Works better now with some holes in the mobo for extra cooling i say.
You should see the airflow it gets, running outside in the rain and all.

Title: Re: Sony FDD on Amiga 1200T
Post by: Linchpin on April 30, 2004, 01:46:19 PM

But back to the point :-)

I wanna get this FDD to work as my a1200 one is lacking a faceplate and looks sad in the tower....

Title: Re: Sony FDD on Amiga 1200T
Post by: jj on April 30, 2004, 02:29:22 PM

i belive i have the same drie in my miggy tower, its a drive with loads of jumpers on the back, immin work  at the mo, and going out tonight, but i wll try and lok when i get in if im not to pissed, and will try and let u know the jumper settings

Title: Re: Sony FDD on Amiga 1200T
Post by: Linchpin on April 30, 2004, 04:03:25 PM

The jumpers are in a small cluster on the back right (drive facing away from you).

nice one!

Title: Re: Sony FDD on Amiga 1200T
Post by: jj on April 30, 2004, 05:47:36 PM

they sure are

Title: Re: Sony FDD on Amiga 1200T
Post by: Linchpin on May 02, 2004, 12:24:47 AM

Indeed :-)

The drive is a Sony MPF420-1

Info Here (http://www.osemidlands.co.uk/support/insight/insight/en/common/drives/floppy/so420-1f.htm#Jumper)

Title: Re: Sony FDD on Amiga 1200T
Post by: Linchpin on May 03, 2004, 10:39:25 AM

 :bump:

Title: Re: Sony FDD on Amiga 1200T
Post by: Linchpin on May 05, 2004, 01:09:24 PM

@ JJ

Did you check the drive? Cheers mate.

Title: Re: Sony FDD on Amiga 1200T
Post by: jj on May 05, 2004, 01:20:35 PM

sorry dude, i havnt been home, heavy weekend  ;-)

but i  am defo home tonight, i fancy having a bit of play with my miggy.  So I will have a look see tonight and let u know  my findings later on.  It wont be until baout 9 maybee 10 tonight though.

OT has anyone got an amiga mouse to spare they would be willing to send me.

Title: Re: Sony FDD on Amiga 1200T
Post by: Framiga on May 05, 2004, 02:23:50 PM

are you speaking about THIS? (http://www.amiga.org/gallery/index.php?n=693)

Title: Re: Sony FDD on Amiga 1200T
Post by: Linchpin on May 05, 2004, 04:45:50 PM

Hey!

Sorry, no thats a Teac drive whereas mine is a Sony one. Basically it looks a bit simular (i was just using that picture of doomie's as an example of kinda where the jumpers are).

Any info on where to set the jumpers is appriciated! I haven't moved them yet from where they were on the Olivetti 386 Winblows box.