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Re: Strange problem with an A2000 diskdrive
« on: March 23, 2006, 04:02:54 PM »
I try the diskdrive in an A1200 and it wasn't possible to read hd disks -> this depend of the revision of the mobo (for eg. : 1.A can't handle correctly HD drives with HD floppy...)

Internal HD Floppy for A600/A1200/A4000 are Chinon FZ 357, it can read/write DD floppy but some original games with some drive's seek time "protection" fail...

For A500/A500+, it exists some metallic plate spacers to fit "FZ-35x" style drive in place "FB-35x". Not so common, but you can find them in the last A500/A500+ repaired byt Commodore Services.
I think that Micronik made some too.

Modified PC drives are much more sensible to the defects than the old TEAC/Chinon/Citizen drives.
I use a Panasonic JU-257 has main drive to read/write new disk, but i use a Citizen "40"( external) to read my old disks that can't be on the panasonic ;)
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I also repair drives of our old beloved Amiga