Is my floppy drive broken?

[shufflemoomin]

Hi All,

I'm trying to install workbench 3.0 on my A1200 with newly fitted HDD. I can run the install program and I get to the point where it asks me to insert the amiga workbench disk in any floppy drive. I put the correct disk and in it immediately flashes the screen and says 'Please insert the correct disk to continue'. I have inserted the correct disk which I know works. The thing that's worrying me is that the drive makes no attempt to read. The screen just flashes instantly and asks me to insert the correct disk. I assume the mechanism that tells the drive that a disk has been inserted/removed isn't working.

Does sound like the case to the more knowledgeable here? Is there anything I can besides buy a replacement drive?

Shufflemoomin

[shufflemoomin]

It's been years and years since I was an Amiga user, and even then it was only a games machine. Can you give me a run through of where I enter this command? I assume there's a shell somewhere?

Shufflemoomin

[shufflemoomin]

I managed to input the command as recommended, but it says unknown command. Any know the correct syntax?

Fanscale, your ideas sound interesting. Can you please give a little more information on where and how I check this? What I should be looking for, etc?

Thanks guys
Shufflemoomin