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  • +3 floppy drive commands for drive b:Hi, I successfully rigged up a 3.5" floppy drive(a chinon fz 357 w/jumpers), a modified external dc power supply *thanks to Mr. J. King for the diagr…

    ... rigged up a 3.5" floppy drive(a chinon fz 357 w ... to save a program to drive B:
    Using save "program ... go into detail about second drive commands) what I'm missing ...
    thomas3120 thomas3120 October 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • +D Disc Interface and floppy driveHiya Im after a +D Disc interface with floppy drive. Money sitting here waiting. Must be in full working order thanks ZXB

    Hiya

    Im after a +D Disc interface with floppy drive. Money sitting here waiting.

    Must be in full working order

    thanks

    ZXB
    ZX Beccy ZX Beccy December 2004 Wanted
  • WTD: +3 floppy drive cable to pcHi :) I am hunting for a +3 floppy drive cable that will allow me to hook up a 3" disk drive to my pc. Does anyone know where I can buy one pre-mad…

    Hi :)

    I am hunting for a +3 floppy drive cable that will allow me to hook up a 3" disk drive to my pc.

    Does anyone know where I can buy one pre-made?

    Thanx
    Altairst8te Altairst8te April 2006 Wanted
  • Old topic I guess - pc floppy drive on +3Is it possible to use a floppy drive from a pc on +3 ? (with modifications ?)

    Is it possible to use a floppy drive from a pc on +3 ?
    (with modifications ?)
    Pilsener Pilsener October 2007 Hardware
  • Fitting a 3.5" floppy drive in a +3looking on here [url]http://www.secarica.ro/html/plus3_hardware.html#3and5inchdrive[/url] and they are on about fitting a 3.5" PC floppy drive. I…

    looking on here

    [url]http://www.secarica.ro/html/plus3_hardware.html#3and5inchdrive[/url]

    and they are on about fitting a 3.5" PC floppy drive.

    I was wondering has anyone done this and if so how does it work ?
    morcar morcar March 2008 Hardware
  • Making an external 3" USB floppy drive ?I came across an old 3" floppy drive, and I got the idea of making it into an external USB drive to write +3 images onto from my PC. Can I use the …

    I came across an old 3" floppy drive, and I got the idea of making it into an external USB drive to write +3 images onto from my PC.

    Can I use the USB interface from a modern external 3,5" drive for this ?
    Pilsener Pilsener July 2009 Hardware
  • Was there ever an 8" Floppy Drive for the SpectrumThis has been bugging me for a while now... I seem to remember adverts in the early eighties for an [URL="http://oldcomputers.net/floppydisks.html"]…

    ... ://oldcomputers.net/floppydisks.html"]8" Floppy Drive [/URL]and associated interface.
    Floppy drives to begin with but ... the Spectrum to an 8" Floppy drive via homebrew hardware?
    spectrumlinux spectrumlinux March 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Fitting a floppy drive into a +2Ahow hard would it be to fit a 3.5 inch floppy drive into a ZX Spectrum +2A ? could I use any of these simple ide devices or something else ? Reason…

    ... fit a 3.5 inch floppy drive into a ZX Spectrum +2A ...
    morcar morcar May 2012 Hardware
  • +3 Floppy drive helpHi guys, I recently found my old spectrum gear and started to see if it all still works, now i had/still have a floppy disk system - Thurnall disk d…

    ... /still have a floppy disk system - Thurnall disk drive from around 1985 ... and running but the 3" floppy drive (Hitachi hfd305s) is toast! I ... managed to obtain a 3" floppy drive from a speccy +3 machine ... power connector on the +3 drive? i'm assuming the middle ...
    Jonb_uk Jonb_uk November 2012 Hardware
  • Rocky Gush Floppy Drive InterfaceI have a Rocky Gush Floppy Drive Interface which I would like to post the details under the Hardware section of the website. What is correct procedur…

    I have a Rocky Gush Floppy Drive Interface which I would like ...
    Pierre Pierre March 2013 Hardware
  • 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…

    ... any one used an external floppy drive unit on the Spectrum+3 ... :- I have 2 sprare LS120 floppy drive units, can I use one ... I shall use the Internal floppy drive from my PC as I ... still use this if external floppy drive unit is used?

    m6ymn m6ymn July 2013 Hardware
  • Export HxC 2001 Floppy Drive Emulator .HFE format to .TRD-ImagesHi, does anyone know a way to convert the Disk-Format used by the HxC 2001 Floppy Drive Emulator (.HFE) to .TRD-Images ? The Software from the HxC…

    ... /> used by the HxC 2001 Floppy Drive Emulator (.HFE)
    to .TRD ...
    [url]http://torlus.com/floppy/forum/index.php[/url]
    Luzie Luzie October 2014 Hardware
  • DivMMC, esxdos and accessing the floppy drive on a Spectrum +3Is it possible to access the +3 floppy drive from esxdos? I want to copy some files to floppies without having to play them in as tapes. :(

    Is it possible to access the +3 floppy drive from esxdos? I want to copy some files to floppies without having to play them in as tapes. :(
    RobeeeJay RobeeeJay November 2015 Hardware
  • Teac FD-55F 5.25'' floppy drive.I have one these going spare if anyone is interested. It came with a modified Amstrad DDI-1 floppy drive, and was being used as a second drive. I've …

    ... a modified Amstrad DDI-1 floppy drive, and was being used as ... a second drive. I've reverted the DDI ... have no need for the drive now. Haven't tested it ...
    Your Spec-chum Your Spec-chum February 2017 Sales
  • Floppy drive fixI know this might be a long shot but does anyone know or does anyone fix floppy drives I ha e an nous discovery and the controller on the floppy driv…

    ... know or does anyone fix floppy drives I ha e an ... and the controller on the floppy drive has died and I am ...
    caver99 caver99 December 2017 Wanted
  • 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 inch floppy disk drive to save snapshots to ...
    mikey303 mikey303 April 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • +3 and 3.5 Floppy Disk DriveCan anyone please help ?. I have a +3 with a faulty Floppy Drive and have a couple of spare 1.44 IDE 3.5 HD Floppy Drives. Does anybody know of a…

    Can anyone please help ?.

    I have a +3 with a faulty Floppy Drive and have a couple of spare 1.44 IDE 3.5 HD Floppy Drives. Does anybody know of a modification to enable a modern 1.44 3.5 HD Floppy Drive to be used in the +3
    Martin Baugh Martin Baugh September 2007 Hardware
  • 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…

    ... bought some brand new "pc" floppy drives to use with/on ... will say no disk in drive and the light will stay ... other way (upside down) the drive will try to access the ... floppies work fine in this drive when connected to my pc ...
    ZX-MAD ZX-MAD March 2008 Hardware
  • Can a floppy disk wreck a disk drive?I'd been re-installing some old Apple Mac games so that I could back them up before the disks become unreadable (too late in some cases). After doing…

    ... disk for Citadel, the floppy disk drive made a horrible screeching ... this disk wreck the drive, even though there's ... it, or was the drive on its last legs ... 10 years old. The floppy drive hadn't given any prior ... that disk into another drive, but it looks OK ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny May 2009 Chit chat
  • 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…

    ... my new HxC SD card floppy emulator on a Spectrum +3 ... ). It?s connected to the floppy port of the +3 using ... get asked to assign a drive letter. I can toggle between ... to be recognized as a drive.

    All information on ... unit on a +3 (as drive B)?
    schombi schombi November 2012 Hardware
  • + 3 floppy drive clicking then nowtJust picked up a split mint +3 so i expected it to work perfectly but when i switch it on or reset it the floppy clicks about 10/12 times and then no…

    ... on or reset it the floppy clicks about 10/12 times ... is a disk in the drive or not.Now i will ...
    zedexspectrum zedexspectrum July 2014 Hardware
  • +3 Disk Drive Problem - RevisedThe initial problem is that a +3 cannot read any 3'' floppy disks. It is definetely not the floppy drive or the floppy disks I am using as they work …

    ... is definetely not the floppy drive or the floppy disks I am using ... this system no matter which floppy disk drive I am using. So ... problem is not the disk drive. I was wondering what being ... the disk drives or the floppy's. Does anyone know what ...
    Anestis Anestis March 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 3" Disc Drive on a PCI'm thinking out loud here as I think this is a killer of an idea, but I am way, way, WAY to thick to even know where to start on such a project. Wo…

    ... possible to connect a 3" floppy drive to a pc, then dump ... programs, games onto floppy from an emulator ( say SPIN ...
    ZX Beccy ZX Beccy December 2004 Development
  • +3 external floppyI'd like to connect 3,5" PC floppy drive (NEC) to ZX Spectrum +3 (with diode for RDY). Here are questions: 1) It seems the PC floppy uses just +5V, …

    ... to connect 3,5" PC floppy drive (NEC) to ZX Spectrum +3 ... /> 1) It seems the PC floppy uses just +5V, right?
    worried that the floppy would take too much current.
    orange orange March 2007 Hardware
  • 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…

    ... other end 34 way to floppy drive, with another 34 way on ... other end to a Sony floppy drive unit.
    The Spectrum ... the correct voltage to the floppy drive.
    I have also ... .
    The Sony floppy drive is from an External Amiga floppy drive.

    swift240 swift240 July 2007 Hardware
  • Epson SD-700 5.25" floppy driveDid anyone here work with 5.25" drives? I have an Epson SD-700 drive and i want to connect it to my Speccy (russian Pentagon-128, with Betadisk inte…

    ... have an Epson SD-700 drive and i want to connect ... ). The problem is that the drive doesn't react on any ... of jumpers of a working drive can help.
    Sonic Sonic July 2007 Hardware
  • Floppy Drive on +DHello, I have unfortunately no old drive left, but want run my +D. Problem is that newer drives has no switch anymore for choosing between drive 1 an…

    ... /> I have unfortunately no old drive left, but want run my ... switch anymore for choosing between drive 1
    and 2. They ...
    Speccyman Speccyman November 2007 Hardware
  • 3.5'' Amstrad floppy on a +3 ?Hi guys, i bought a 3.5'' drive for an Amstrad 6128, from a guy here in Greece (he makes them) [url]http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/5594/amaffvrgs…

    ... bought a 3.5'' drive for an Amstrad 6128, ... /> It is an excellent drive, it has side A/B ... has an identical "external floppy drive" slot and it uses ... the same 3'' floppy drive as the amstrad.
    ... same file extension, same 3'' drive).

    I ...
    gtsamour gtsamour February 2008 Hardware
  • Help need with 8" floppyDoes anybody have an 8" floppy drive hanging about?. Any help greatly appreciated.

    Does anybody have an 8" floppy drive hanging about?.

    Any help greatly appreciated.
    ADJB ADJB July 2008 Chit chat
  • +3 drive to PC cable - Can somebody make me one please?Hello, I need a cable made up that will let me connect a Spectrum +3 three inch drive to PC motherboard. Cable diagram below. [img]http://www.tzxva…

    ... a Spectrum +3 three inch drive to PC motherboard. Cable diagram ... my PC mothboard to PC floppy drive bay).

    [B]Will ...
    Hercules Hercules August 2009 Wanted
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