Anybody know where I can get a floppy drive aligned?

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Did not find any loose chips or cracks in my Amiga 1000 mobo, so I can only assume my floppy was knocked out of alignment after USPS threw my computer over my fence. :furious:   :madashell:  :pissed:

Was wondering if anyone repairs Amiga floppy drives anymore or do I need to watch ePay for a replacement?

 

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-D- wrote:
If you're handy with tools (and have the patience), you could give this a shot. A little tricky, but it works.

Requires:   Kickstart 2.04 or better. One working floppy drive. A joystick.

Can an Amiga 1000 load Kickstart 2.04?

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Just recently got an Amiga500 off ePay.  :-D  Was wondering since it's internal floppy works if it would be compatable with my Amiga1000? If so I could just swap drives and then I could play games in color. My video out (composite) is quite clean on my Amiga1000...

If not, could an Amiga1000 boot WB off an external floppy?

Thanks,
AmigaNow

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CLS2086 wrote:
Which kind of A1000 drive to you have ? Epson or Mitsumi

The drive is a Matsushita Model JU-363-03. I take it the metallic ribbon is inside the drive as I do not see if from the outside or bottom.

CLS2086 wrote:
Hi,
before any Alignement tricks be sure to :
- Have kicked out all the old grease
- Have sprayed electro contact cleaner in the motors
- Have putted oil in the 2 motors

If you think it may be fixable, PM me with details. I'll like to get the old girl working again.  ;-)

otherwise is the following an option,

save2600 wrote:
You might have better luck simply tracking down an external 1010 floppy drive, remove its guts and swap out with the A1000...

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save2600 wrote:
You might have better luck simply tracking down an external 1010 floppy drive, remove its guts and swap out with the A1000...

I recently got a 1010, but could not get my Amiga to boot to "Insert Kickstart". I noticed that the power connector was oriented backwards, as well as the data cable. Attempted installation but did not boot. Reinstalled the original drive and my Ami boots again to Kickstart. 1010 also still works.

I will attempt having my original drive looked at unless you know what I am doing wrong or if I need an adapter, etc for the 1010 to work inside the Amiga1000.

Thanks