How do you get a Teac FD-235HF to work on an A2000?

[DoomMaster]

I have 2 Teac FD-235HF disk drives.  I know that they can be used on an Amiga computer.  On the rear of the drive there is a jumper for DF0 and DF1, but where is the RY and DC jumpers or pads located?     :-o

[DoomMaster]

To iamaboringperson:

What's your problem?  I never called anyone a "loser".  Even experts need help once in a while.  So how bout it, are you going to help me out here?  I remember reading somewhere that the jumper pads I need to short are on the other side of the logic board and that the board has to be carefully unscrewed from the chassis in order to get to those solder pads.     :-D

[DoomMaster]

To Karlos:

But, I do not smoke!     :-P

[DoomMaster]

To Jope:

Most modern 3.5" Disk Drives are DD and HD.  When it comes to the newer drives, there is no such thing as a DD drive or a HD drive.  The HD detect switch is used to tell the drive what type of disk is being used.  The stepper motor will change its stepping speed accordingly.  So, always using DD disks will NOT hurt the drive, it does not care.  Just do NOT tape the HD hole on HD disks and then format them as DD disks.  This practice WILL cause those disks to fail.  If you want to format 880K disks, then ONLY use DD disks.  They can still be purchased at some stores, on eBay, and on the internet.  If you only use true DD disks, the Teac FD-235HF disk drive will outlast the original Chinon drive.  The Chinon drive had a lot of plastic in it, but the Teac FD-235HF is all metal.  It is a much higher quality disk drive.  I need to find out where the RY and DC jumper pads are on the TEAC FD-235HF.  Can one of you guys help me, please?     :-D

[DoomMaster]

To Jope:

I plan to ONLY use DD disks on my vintage Amiga 2000HD computers.  I never said anything about using HD disks or formatting HD disks.  Also, I only mentioned the NEWER disk drives.  The DD drives that you mentioned are OLDER drives.  The newer disk drives support both DD and HD disks.  They are called HD disk drives, but they are also DD drives too.  It just depends on what type of disk you put into the drive.  I have never had problems using HD drives that I had converted to DD Amiga drives.  They work just fine and a "real" Amiga drive reads the disks just fine.  Back in 1990 I had 2 Teac disk drives on my Amiga 2000 and they worked just great.  The Teac drives ARE much higher quality then the original Chinon drives that everybody rants and ravs about.  I actually do not like the Chinon Amiga drive because it has a plastic disk seating tray and plastic rollers that break off so easily.  The Teac and Panasonic disk drives are some of the best drives that you can use on an Amiga 2000HD professional computer.  If I do decide to install a HD disk drive in any of my 3 Amiga 2000HDs, it will be an Amtrade HD Drive.  Amtrade uses the Teac mechanism.  They cost about $130.00 each, but they are the best!        :-D

[DoomMaster]

Let's get back on topic, people.  Do any of you know where I can find the information on converting a Teac FD-235HF disk drive to an Amiga DD disk drive.  Please let me know.  Thanks.     :-P

[DoomMaster]

To Jope:

I hope it is your last reply, because you do not know what you are talking about!     :-o

[DoomMaster]

So far NONE of you has actually ANSWERED my question!  Instead, you are so busy posting BS!  At least I actually try to answer people's questions.  Here is an email that one of my many fans sent me:

Hi,
 
You asked me to let you know how my auction went.  First of all, thanx for the great tips you gave on the forum.
Some of the auctions are still going on but I am now sure that in all my setup has been sold for about 700 euro/ 790 USD.
I would have been happy with everything over 500 euro so I think I did quite well considering that my amiga 4000/040 was a Belgian one with AZERTY keyboard and PAL video, not suitable for most parts of the world.
Again, thank you and keep posting on the forums, I always like your contributions :-)
 
Friendly greetings,
Tintin
Belgium

[DoomMaster]

To seer:

I do not "troll" or "whin".  YOU are the one that trolls and whins all the time!     :-P

[DoomMaster]

To Wain:

Yes I did check out Aminet, thanks.  I could not find anything on the subject.     :-o

[DoomMaster]

To  Oldsmobile_Mike:

I have already found many sources, including eBay, that sell brand new Sony and Memorex DD / DS disks.  I bought 100 new DD / DS Sony disks from eBay for less then $25.00.  I will be paying about $260.00 for 2 new Amtrade HD Disk Drives soon.  They will go into my 3rd and most powerful Amiga 2000HD.  Since I helped design Workbench 4.0, I have created a special version just for my 3rd Amiga 2000HD computer.  I now have 3 Amiga 2000HD computers.  The first one has Kickstart / Workbench 1.3.  The second one has Kickstart / Workbench 2.04 and the third one has Kickstart 3.1 / Workbench 3.9, but the OS will be upgraded to 4.0 (yes, OS 4.0 on an Amiga 2000HD Professional Computer).     :-D