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ZX systems on PC FDD! (TRD,Opus,D40/D80...)Hi. A friend suggested me a program that can force PC's FDD (even on the newest systems) to format and save programs of ZX Spectrum. Seems like it …
... " that the external floppy drive is ready to be used ... that it is the A: drive, right?[/QUOTE]
You ... yes. However the external drive connector on the +3 ... no way to make the drive plugged in there "A ... You have to swap the drive select signals inside the +3. ... -
ZX systems on PC FDD! (TRD,Opus,D40/D80...)Hi. A friend suggested me a program that can force PC's FDD (even on the newest systems) to format and save programs of ZX Spectrum. Seems like it …
... the added 3.5" drive is drive A:; you must cut a ... track on the external floppy drive PCB instead. Is that true ... somehow invert the drive select signal then the external drive would respond as ... drive 0. However this ... -
ZX systems on PC FDD! (TRD,Opus,D40/D80...)Hi. A friend suggested me a program that can force PC's FDD (even on the newest systems) to format and save programs of ZX Spectrum. Seems like it …
... somehow invert the drive select signal then the external drive would respond ... as drive 0. However this ... external drives respond as drive 0 at the same ... drives, or remove the internal drive altogether.[/QUOTE]
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Opus Discovery - problem reading disksHello, I recently got an Opus Discovery 1 but unfortunately for me it seems to be temperamental. :-( The ZX Spectrum that is connected to it powers…
... signal (mis)used as Drive Select.
When a jumper ... Spindle motor controlled by the Drive Select signal
MO - Spindle ... - Spindle motor controlled by the Drive Select signal
DC ... Front LED controlled by the Drive Select signal
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Using a Citizen UODC 3.5" drive in +3I have a few Roctec RF332C external Amiga floppy drives that have Citizen UODC drive mechanisms inside. The inside connector is a 26-pin. Could these…
... br /> 4 n/DRIVE SELECT 0 4 Drive Select 0
... DRIVE SELECT 1 6 Not connected
7 GND 7 Drive Select ... /> 10 n/DIRECTION SELECT 10 Motor on
24 n/SIDE SELECT 24 Read Data
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…
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- Drive select B on line 12
- Drive select A on line ... original Shugart interface:
- Device select 0 (DS0) on pin 10 ... ) on pin 12 ('drive B')
- Device select 2 (DS2) on pin ... use a standard PC drive as second drive, but use a cable ...More schematic errorsWhile working on an article for the faq wiki I've located another error on my +2A/+3 schematics which I've now put right, but I have a problem. I ha…
... of which goes to the drive select lines???
As far ...HxC Floppy Drive Emulator - help neededHi! I?m really having difficulties with my new HxC SD card floppy emulator on a Spectrum +3. It?s REV C cased light gray, with no labels on it, so I…
... up to respond to DS0 (Drive Select Zero), DS1, DS2 or ... using a 3.5" drive, this tells you how ... three uncased HxC Floppy Drive Emulators that I use ... a normal HxC Floppy Drive Emulator (maybe with a ... site for the HxC Floppy Drive Emulator: [URL]http://hxc2001 ...HxC Floppy Drive Emulator - help neededHi! I?m really having difficulties with my new HxC SD card floppy emulator on a Spectrum +3. It?s REV C cased light gray, with no labels on it, so I…
The +3 disk drive connector pin-out is here [ ... /> _____________
3 SIDE 1 SELECT 20 GND
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6 D4 23 DRIVE SELECT 1
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7 ...Spectranet updateHi all It's been a busy summer, and in any case I've wanted a little bit of a break from doing Speccy stuff to avoid it getting old (pun intended). …
... except being joined to the drive select line via a series resistor ...720K Amstrad PCW8512 drive B: as drive A: on a Spectrum +3 ?Hi Spec-chums. I happen to have a 720K drive from an Amstrad PCW8512 which i got off ebay, and i was wondering if it is possible to use it as drive …
... 3rd party add-on drive. I apologise for this ... little more detail, the drive has a 2x13pin connector ... and there's no drive select jumper in plain sight.
drive which was factory mounted ... the main, "A:" drive in the original PCW word ...720K Amstrad PCW8512 drive B: as drive A: on a Spectrum +3 ?Hi Spec-chums. I happen to have a 720K drive from an Amstrad PCW8512 which i got off ebay, and i was wondering if it is possible to use it as drive …
The 26 pin internal drive header in the +3 has all the same signals present as the external drive (apart from the drive select of course) and a 3.5" 720k drive works fine...720K Amstrad PCW8512 drive B: as drive A: on a Spectrum +3 ?Hi Spec-chums. I happen to have a 720K drive from an Amstrad PCW8512 which i got off ebay, and i was wondering if it is possible to use it as drive …
... on fine and reconised the drive as drive A.[/QUOTE]
... as the external drive (apart from the drive select of course) and ... a 3.5" 720k drive works ... AM - i forgot about the drive select! However, upon closer inspection ...External floppy driveI suspect this has been asked before but any way as I am new here. Has any one used an external floppy drive unit on the Spectrum+3 before now? Que…
... drives connected through the disk drive connector on +3.
drive. Software such as "speedup ... PC drives have no drive select - a twist in the ... cable is needed to select A or B.[/COLOR ... . Any standard floppy drive could be connected to ...External floppy driveI suspect this has been asked before but any way as I am new here. Has any one used an external floppy drive unit on the Spectrum+3 before now? Que…
... speed on the internal 3" drive. Software such as "speedup" ... this for you. The drive will still work fine, ... .
The drive needs to be configured to ... Modern PC drives have no drive select - a twist in the ... cable is needed to select A or B.[/QUOTE]< ...Opus Discovery 1I guess this has been asked before, I have an opus discvery 1, it seems to be working but I would like to fit 2 double sided 3.5" 80 track drives, oh…
No. Opus uses two 'hard' drive select signals, for drives 1 and 2. Drives 3 and 4 are 'alternatives' when files or disks are copied to another floppy using one and the same drive.Amstrad FD-1 Disc DrivesA quick question: With the Amstrad FD-1 external disc drives, I've seen DDI-1 interface cards mentioned. Are the DDI-1 interfaces just for the Amstr…
... /> The FD-1 has both drive select lines so should respond to ... ribbon cable to the 3" drive. This is where the 5v ...external drive +3I recently bought an external drive kit for my +3 [url]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111267120287?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649[/ur…
... . (i.e. shorting the external drive select low). This is may be ... you really want the external drive to be unit 0 for ... them over by cutting the drive select lines and crossing the signals ...external drive +3I recently bought an external drive kit for my +3 [url]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111267120287?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649[/ur…
ok, gotcha. Like the shorting drive select outputs though I would consider it bad practice. If you want to have a manual override it ought to disconnect the drive from the +3 at the same time. Easily done with a toggle switch.OPUS Discocery DriveHi, since I am new here pls. excuse my bad English. I have a problem with 2 OPUS DISK Drive. One of them is working fine the other not. So I decided…
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Did you test this drive to work as the first ... , by changing the drive select jumpers?
Does drive 1 function normal when ... drive 2 is attached?
OPUS Discocery DriveHi, since I am new here pls. excuse my bad English. I have a problem with 2 OPUS DISK Drive. One of them is working fine the other not. So I decided…
... the straight cable and the drive select. Too many things here that ... that common. The original Opus drive only has four DS settings ... the jumper on the second drive to the second right location ... (with the drive on its back).
Two disk systems together on one SpectrumHello, does anybody had experience with connection two disk systems together on one Spectrum (48k or 128k) ? e.g. Can a Betadisk operate together …
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Getting a second drive might be a good option ... as you can set the drive select signal (pair of jumpers on ...Fixing/modding my new +3Hi, In december I won an auction for a working +3 with a dead floppy drive, + a Multiface 3, some disks and tapes, for a very low price (I think nob…
... even need to cut the drive select lines etc, just add a ...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…
Some disk drives have a "MX" jumper, that makes the drive respond to any drive select signal. Check that your A-drive does not have that jumper in place.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 be held ...New Floppy Interface for the +2a/b (black case)Hello everybody! For a long time I wondered about the posibility of adding a FDD to the +2a/b (black). I knew it was possible; All the logic is alre…
... your switches were doing for drive select, the same (terrible) design as ... be no need for a drive swap switch anyway.
The reason your second drive won't work is that ... .e. both jumpered DS1). The drive in the middle will be ...New multisystem floppy interface (spectrum 16Kb/+2A/CPC464)Dear all, I would like to show you my new extern floppy interface. Same interface can be used for both, CPC and Spectrum systems. CHARACTERISTICS …
... ) connected via resistor into the drive select is for, or just include ...Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …
... not only the issue of 'drive select' (DS), but also that of ... earlier. So another kind of 'select' (Motor On) was devised for ... to care about than the drive select block. I cannot remember whether ... may show up without the drive being actually selected.
...Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …
... up the system the red drive light comes on ,using the ... drive 1 IDE cable . [/quote] This ... one.
The signals for 'drive select' are not coming from the ...Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …
... writes:- " There are also the drive select pairs these are marked 0 ... is absent or corrupting the drive configurations which are loaded into ...
