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connecting 3" flopy disk drive to PClooking at this image: [IMG]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/12/214909/Amiga/3inchFDD_figure.png[/IMG] why are pins 2,4,6 and 14 coneccted to +5V…
... Density Select
4 Reserved
6 Reserved
14 Drive Sel ... A (might be pin 12,drive select B, after swap)
drive. so they should be irrelevant ... -
Is it possible to have a Single Drive on Betadisk as Drive Letter B (other than A)Hello, I?ve problems with getting two drives to work on my Betadisk v4 Interface: I?ve tried a second drive as slave drive but can?t get it to work…
... problem which "not liking two-drive-operation" seem to
... While testing the nice "Dual-Drive set" sold by Ben
Betadisk-System only Drive A: work OK.
When I select Drive ... on my Betadisk-Diskcontroller-Chip or the Drive-Select-Adress-Lines.< ... -
Is it possible to have a Single Drive on Betadisk as Drive Letter B (other than A)Hello, I?ve problems with getting two drives to work on my Betadisk v4 Interface: I?ve tried a second drive as slave drive but can?t get it to work…
'Drive select A' seems to be held ... too.
Does your Betadisk have socketed components?
I have obtained one Betadisk too a couple of weeks ... -
Is it possible to have a Single Drive on Betadisk as Drive Letter B (other than A)Hello, I?ve problems with getting two drives to work on my Betadisk v4 Interface: I?ve tried a second drive as slave drive but can?t get it to work…
[quote="bverstee;788211"]'Drive select A' seems to ... look at my faulty
Betadisk-Interface:
... 0 while reading disk in Drive A and
... 5V). When reading from Drive B this should happen ... With this, the drive LED on Drive a lights up the ... -
New dual floppy disk drives sets offered on eBayI just offered my new dual floppy sets on eBay: [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180850230689[/url] Included is the dual fl…
... Included is the dual floppy drive set, power supply, floppy ... : Drive select 0
- Pin 12: Drive select 1
- Pin 14: Drive select 2 ... /> - Pin 12: Drive select B
- Pin 14: Drive select A
- Pin ... used to let a drive respond to drive A or B.< ... -
Brand new dual floppy disk drives setsI am offering brand new boxed dual floppy sets: [IMG]http://benophetinternet.nl/ebay/IMG_3517.JPG[/IMG] Included in a set are: - A boxed dual flopp…
... br /> - A boxed dual floppy drive set with 34 pin floppy ... 10: Drive select 0
- Pin 12: Drive select 1
- Pin 14: Drive select 2 ... br /> - Pin 12: Drive select B
- Pin 14: Drive select A
- Pin ... used to let a drive respond to drive A or B.
QL Micro Peripherals floppy interface questionI am looking for the floppy interface standard (Shugart or IBM) for the Micro Peripherals interface for the QL, to know how to configure floppy drive…
... 10: Drive select 0
- Pin 12: Drive select 1
- Pin 14: Drive select 2 ...
- Pin 12: Drive select B
- Pin 14: Drive select A
- Pin ...3.5 Drive Help! - with jumpers & settingsHi, thanks for reading this, I tring to get a 3.5 disc drive to talk to my +D, and its not playing. Drive details : Citizen 3.5 DS DD modle OSDD-88. …
... that god for nothing PC drive cables with crossed over cables ... be a jumper "DS0" (means Drive select 0), use this combination, not ...Multiface 128 and floppy drive questionHi, promise, my last question......... Been searching around for info, with no luck. With a multiface 128, can you attach a 3.5 inch floppy disk dri…
... attach a 3.5" disk drive, but haven't got a ... clue what sort of drive to look for and what ... not-crossed over drive cable and a drive with Drive Select (DS 0/1 ...Multiface 128 and floppy drive questionHi, promise, my last question......... Been searching around for info, with no luck. With a multiface 128, can you attach a 3.5 inch floppy disk dri…
... never said, a external drive would work. I have ... a external Amiga drive here, and it has ... Mitsumi PC Drive, that one has NO Drive Select jumper, so ... it only can work as a second drive ... cannot boot from second drive).
The second ...+3 Disk Drive "B:"Help me please! I've Googled 'till I can't Google no more. Is there an EASY way to fit a 3.5" FDD to the drive B: connector on the +3, and when it i…
... DC
- switch for drive select, four positions, labelled DS0, or ... ===
[quote]but iside the drive there is another dip switch ... Most likely, this is the drive select switch, which should have four ... position and test the drive after each changed position ...+3 Disk Drive "B:"Help me please! I've Googled 'till I can't Google no more. Is there an EASY way to fit a 3.5" FDD to the drive B: connector on the +3, and when it i…
the drive select is on the back with the other switches, but there is a Fourth switch Inside.
As this is a different model to the example on your page should it still work the same?
perhaps the drive is just totally foookedSpectaculatorWill there be an update for this fantastic emulator soon? It's been quite a while since the last one :)
... ]
It just swaps Drive Select and Motor Enable for the ... 'd try it with another drive attached. Although floppy drives are ..."Unknown disk format"-error on Spectrum +3Hi, I have just gotten around to changing the drivebelt in my newly acquired +3. I tried to format one of the 3" disks I bought on eBay the other we…
... Nah, sounds like your drive isn't working properly.
drive select enable jumper is set ... the possibilities (disk or drive) and you will have ... theory. You've changed the drive belt - cool. Can ... Second, when you took your drive apart, did you make ..."Unknown disk format"-error on Spectrum +3Hi, I have just gotten around to changing the drivebelt in my newly acquired +3. I tried to format one of the 3" disks I bought on eBay the other we…
... track that goes to internal drive A: Select, wiring this point BEFORE ... switch then goes to drive select on internal drive A: and the other ... which connects to drive select A on the external drive.
I ...Transferring Spectrum Games onto tape or diskI've been told you can download Spectrum games in .TZX format and transfer them to a specci through the headphone jack. Can you only then save the ga…
... load from the A: drive only. Pretty much all ... think the external drive is the A: drive (and the internal ... one as the B: drive). If you're technically ... switch to control the drive select lines for the two ... external 3.5" floppy drive. You may still have ...Opus Discovery 3.5 inch disk driveWould one of these work on a +3 or +2a? So could you save games onto normal disks using a multiface 3 or another mulitiface (1 or 2?) for the +2a? W…
... work as drive A:. Route the A: drive select line to ... switches/jumpers inside the drive and select 0 for A: ... plugged into the external drive socket on the ... Multiface will only save to drive A:
... power socket for a 3" drive are different!
+3 disc imaging (idea + SDP)Following a bit of research, which you can probably see in the "old code" thread, I had an idea for a bit of software that may be useful (for me, and…
... , by switching the drive select away from the active drive for the duration ... with minute variations in the drive motor speed will be enough ...OT: Commode AmigaYeah don't shoot me....its in chit chat! I won a nice Amiga A500 setup this weekend on Ebay: [url]http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=0…
... PC drives didn't implement drive select properly, and some other things ...B: drive dont workHi all, I went to Maplin today got myself a DIY lead the one with the proper 34 way edge connector for the Spectrum+3 other end 34 way to floppy driv…
... from an External Amiga floppy drive.
I have ... cat "b:" the A: drive spins continuosly, I have disconnected ... extranal floppy may have a drive select jumper on it somewhere. ... - when you get the drive working, select 256 directory entries. Download ...B: drive dont workHi all, I went to Maplin today got myself a DIY lead the one with the proper 34 way edge connector for the Spectrum+3 other end 34 way to floppy driv…
... and it's the A: drive.
The ... hand side of the drive, with the front of ... line, whilst on the drive, pin 34 is RDY. ... _____________
3 SIDE 1 SELECT 20 GND
... ______________
6 D4 23 DRIVE SELECT 1
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...ZX +3 Disk Drive Problems!Hello! I Picked up a +3 a couple of weeks ago in a shop for 10 quid, I was very pleased with myself. I realised that this thing was a disk drive thin…
... to do is find the drive B: select line on the rear ... find the drive A: select line on the rear of drive A: and ... .
1. Find the drive select on slot, it´s number ... /> 2. Find the drive select on the 3" drive, it´s pin 4 ...+3 floppy disk compatibilityWhere can be found a compatibility lists of drives for an Spectrum +3? I've read something about some drives preferred, and others that doesn't work,…
... this example, the drive select should be DS0 for drive A: (the ... DC
- jumper for drive select, four positions, can be ... DC
- switch for drive select, four positions, labelled DS0, or ... /> - 0ohm SMD resistor for drive select, two positions, can be DS0 ...Brand new 3.5 inch floppy drive with a Disciple InterfaceHi folks, I just acquired a disciple interface and have bought some brand new "pc" floppy drives to use with/on it but cant get them to work. I found…
... that the twists do the drive select. Drive 0 goes at the very ... by asking for Drive 0 but only have drive 1 (the second ... drive, attached.
Remove ...3" disk preservation - optionsFor now we're still able to find old PCs with Floppy drives, floppy drive cables, new PCs that may not have a Floppy drive but still have the FDC and…
... 3" floppies without removing the drive from +3 and connecting it ... 3,5" FDD connected as drive B: on +3. Can it ... be set as drive A: (on edge connector!) after ... only this signal:
" 23 DRIVE SELECT 1"
so I guess ...Help requested to remove files from +D disksOne of the Outlet issues that's due to be added tomorrow contains a denied game (not even the original, but a cracked version. Tch.) Unless I remove …
... . Maybe it tries to read drive 2 where it should read ... drive 1, this may cause a ... File error (I had a Drive select switch on my Spectrum, to ...Thoughts on laptop upgradesI have been given an old laptop, an IBM Thinkpad 600E for free. Some of the specs are as follows: Pentium II @ 364 MHz. 256KB cache. 128 MB PC-66 RAM…
... this pin on, move the drive head"[/QUOTE]
Then ... the motor on/off or drive select signals, and write a simple ...3.5 drive (external)Hi, I read that I have to put a 'diode' on the ribbon cable (for the RDY signal). But so far I could not find where can I put it on the cable... Any…
... problem exists, if the drive is Drive 0 (drive A: in system).
Drive Select wire must be moved for ... match [b]both[/b] n/DRIVE SELECT 0 from XT (+3 controller ... ) with n/DRIVE SELECT 0 from AT (3.5 ...How can I modify a modern floppy disk drive to work with +D, Disciple, etc.So I've got a +D, a Disciple, and this MicroPeripherals QL Disk interface. For all these I use a single cumana 3.5'' disk unit with its own power sup…
... the READY signal from the drive.
The main problem when ... has to do with the 'Drive Select' (DS) and Motor On (MO ... .g. make the motor of drive(s) spin long before reading ... ). This approach confuses the existing drive selection 'electrics' that is present ...How can I modify a modern floppy disk drive to work with +D, Disciple, etc.So I've got a +D, a Disciple, and this MicroPeripherals QL Disk interface. For all these I use a single cumana 3.5'' disk unit with its own power sup…
... lines, one for drive A and one for drive B.
drive B, both the drive A motor enable line and the drive A drive select ... line must be twisted to the Drive B ... position for the A drive. hence the ...
