IBM PC (clone/compatible) floppy drives which WORKED in my Amigas

[delshay]

iv just mod a mitsumi floppy it has a built in card reader
done it two days ago now fitted to a1200d ...

but what piss me off i did not need to do the mod all the time i had the hardware that converts **any** PC floppy..


it plug into the back of the floppy drive & has jumpers as well a chip to controll everything even high density on some floppy drive...

NOTE: there are two models iv got both models..
one has floppy drive on top of card reader, the other floppy on bottom..

[delshay]

iv just found out what the cct board is ( AMTRADE THE REAL FLOPPY FIX ) see it at http://www.amiga-hardware.com/showhardware.cgi?HARDID=381

[delshay]

@da9000

iv being doing the floppy mod just over a week but lets make things clear..

1. see the link i posted yesterday...u plug this device in the back of a PC floppy drive it converts everythink for u even HD mode..

some drives do not work i think it got somethinh to do with some drives speed not set right..but iv learned u can ajusted this some where on the drive....

2. do a search under floppy cardreader its a MITSUMI has a built in card reader..there are two models

the one with the floppy drive at the bottom & card reader above the floppy is MORE likely to to work in HD mode.

[delshay]

@da9000

just to add..

the card reader needs a USB interface..

floppy standard 34 way cable..

iv think also found the RD signal on MITSUMI floppy drive no need for a diode it works fine here in my a1200D..


NOTE: i dont need to mod the drive,i have the device to do it for me.. im just doing the mod to see how it works..

WARNING: the drive is not easy to put back together iv broken one drive already...iv also not started any mods on other MITSUMI model the one with the floppy above the card reader..try this drive at your own risk or wait until iv done the mod..

[delshay]

@da9000

im not useing the interface,iv open up the floppy drive & re-wired the drive it-self.

as for the RDY sig theres soldering pad on the main floppy drive cct board which gos to the controller chip & it works perfect..


all iv left to do is getting the drive to work in HD mode..

the floppy drive im talking about has the floppy on the bottom & card reader above..


** do not get the one with floppy drive above the card reader do at your own risk..

the drive with the floppy on the bottom has a few soldering pads a few options to config it.

if u fit this drive in a A1200D u have to glue two nuts on the inner side of the drive **before** puttiing it back togeter..


***** all mods at your own risk ***

[delshay]

iv read somewhere i forgot which website,that the RDY sig is on almost every drive,its just not marked on some drives..