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Offline hoptoitTopic starter

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Compatible PC floppy drive for A500 case?
« on: October 17, 2010, 06:45:42 AM »
I've got one of those new floppy adapter boards from amigamaniac on the way. But I still need to source a PC floppy drive that will fit inside an A500. The biggest problem is that the disk slot needs to align with the slot on the case. I tried one drive but the inserting angle was diagonalized. No go on that one.

Any drives that are known to fit well inside an A500?
 

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Re: Compatible PC floppy drive for A500 case?
« Reply #1 on: October 21, 2010, 09:36:11 PM »
Hi!
There are too many kinds around: you have just to take a bunch of them from a scrap yard (or similar :)  ), from various old PCs, and try.
If it's a matter of millimeters down, use some washers to rise the drive up (if there are no height problems), and maybe use some longer screws.

Take care also about the eject button: even in this case you have to fit with a d-i-y job much probably.
By!  :)