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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…
... it would boot from a floppy OK, so I reckoned it ... disk now ... one more wrecked floppy drive.
I'm now ... - into [b]any[/b] floppy disk drive if this sort of havoc ... - working, non-screeching - Mac HD floppy disk drives they don't ... -
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…
... old floppies can wreck a floppy drive if dust or other debris ... surface of the floppy gets in contact with the floppy drive read heads ... it down to an old floppy drive.
I've ... way of knackering a floppy drive (scroll down to Floppy Disk Hell):
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…
... putting it in a drive. As I mentioned, I ... is thus damaging the drive's mechanism, which wouldn ... the plastic casing of the floppy disk.
... I've been using floppy disks for decades and never ... a replacement Mac Performa floppy drive on eBay for six ...Help loading OPUS data block ?Hi folks, A while back I obtained a Daton Software Card Games compilation which will be in the next Vault update: http://www.worldofspectrum.org/inf…
... that emulates any kind of floppy drive should support (E)DSK. Maybe ...Help loading OPUS data block ?Hi folks, A while back I obtained a Daton Software Card Games compilation which will be in the next Vault update: http://www.worldofspectrum.org/inf…
... that emulates any kind of floppy drive should support (E)DSK. Maybe ...Help loading OPUS data block ?Hi folks, A while back I obtained a Daton Software Card Games compilation which will be in the next Vault update: http://www.worldofspectrum.org/inf…
... intended for is an (emulated) floppy drive, and it shouldn't matter ... by what interface that drive is connected to the emulated ...Help loading OPUS data block ?Hi folks, A while back I obtained a Daton Software Card Games compilation which will be in the next Vault update: http://www.worldofspectrum.org/inf…
... intended for is an (emulated) floppy drive, and it shouldn't matter ... by what interface that drive is connected to the ... br />
When just the floppy drive should be emulated, this in ... get there by programming the Floppy Disk Controller chip, of which ...Help loading OPUS data block ?Hi folks, A while back I obtained a Daton Software Card Games compilation which will be in the next Vault update: http://www.worldofspectrum.org/inf…
... =roko;353326]When just the floppy drive should be emulated, this in ... get there by programming the Floppy Disk Controller chip, of which ...Help loading OPUS data block ?Hi folks, A while back I obtained a Daton Software Card Games compilation which will be in the next Vault update: http://www.worldofspectrum.org/inf…
... of chips that control the floppy drive as an FDC that uses ...What we gotI moved house and I have setup my Spectrum gear, I was looking at all that I have and was thinking what else do others have in there collection? Ok …
... with Interface 1 and micro-drive
Speccy + with interface 2 ... with 512k expansion and double-floppy drive
Fergerson tape-deck ...Transferring +3 Disk Image from PC to real +3Is there a way to do this without physically connecting the +3 disk drive to the PC? Something like a Speccy version of the "Xfer in C" utility for…
... doesn't have a 3" floppy drive). And writing 40-track discs ... the 9512's 80-track drive... ick.
(This would ... against cannibalising the PCW's floppy drive and putting it in the ...Transferring +3 Disk Image from PC to real +3Is there a way to do this without physically connecting the +3 disk drive to the PC? Something like a Speccy version of the "Xfer in C" utility for…
... 's got a 3.5" floppy drive, but it doesn't let ... the +3 version to support drive T: (Tape). I never got ...Rom upgrade(s) for the Humble spectrum +2 (not 2a or 2b)Hello there my fellow forum chummies, I was thinking today, after reading all this lovely rom burnery stuff, is there a way I could update the ROM o…
... +IDE interface contain also HD floppy drive and same ide ports as ... connect to divide via LS120 drive.The point of fixing a QLHi All Recently picked up an old QL that was in pieces, all the screws are missing and the keyboard membrane is shot, but it does work. Gave the me…
... the memory and floppy drive expansion card with a floppy to go with ...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 …
... came across an old 3" floppy drive, and I got the idea ... it into an external USB drive to write +3 images onto ... a modern external 3,5" drive for this ?[/QUOTE]
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 …
... across an old 3" floppy drive, and I got the ... into an external USB drive to write +3 images ... a modern external 3,5" drive for this ?[/QUOTE]
... that will interface with the drive in question.
floppy-disk-drive-1-44MB-3-5 ...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 …
... micro controller to control the floppy drive. I reckon I should be ...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 …
... , since getting a 3,5" drive to work with the +3 ... tells you to set the floppy drive type to 360k in the ... bios for a 3" drive. I've had no luck ... down to the 5.25" drive I was using too.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 …
[QUOTE=Pilsener;365354]Guesser: Have you tried Omniflop with USB devices ?[/QUOTE]
nope, but if my memory serves me correctly I couldn't even read a 720k disk in my dad's usb floppy drive.ANN: ResiDOS v2.25 and +3e ROMS v1.38 releasedA major new release of ResiDOS, v2.25, is now available! The most important new features are commands and functions allowing new extended streams an…
... tries to load "Disk" from drive "C" after its failed on ... Drive "A"?[/QUOTE]
It ... "C:" to be the default drive. The loader tries the following ... sector on internal floppy drive[*]"DISK" program on default drive (which you can ...ANN: ResiDOS v2.25 and +3e ROMS v1.38 releasedA major new release of ResiDOS, v2.25, is now available! The most important new features are commands and functions allowing new extended streams an…
... "C:" to be the default drive. The loader tries the following ... sector on internal floppy drive[*]"DISK" program on default drive (which you can ...In a charity shop the other day...got these beuts for 25p each. Ever since I started checking out their hordes of cassettes it's brought up a few gems. Never even heard of Armageddo…
... TI-99 expansion unit with floppy drive, and loads of other expansion ...+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…
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Just checked and I can select 5/14" drive in the bios, and yes motherboard already has a floppy drive connector :-)
Thanks for info though.Tools for +3 Disk PreservationHello, I have used CPCDISKXP in the past for reading and writing from my Amstrad FD-1 drive hooked up to my PC. This program is alot easier than bo…
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1) Disconnected floppy style power connector inside the ... :-)
2) Hooked up floppy drive cable from PC motherboard to ... Amstrad FD-1 drive. I made a note which ... powered up the FD-1 drive.
3) Went ...Tools for +3 Disk PreservationHello, I have used CPCDISKXP in the past for reading and writing from my Amstrad FD-1 drive hooked up to my PC. This program is alot easier than bo…
... update the floppy filter driver too ?[/QUOTE]
Floppy drive filter? Wot ...Game BackupOk will try and discribe best I can Hardware ZX Spectrum 48k x2, Interface 2, Kempston progamable interface ZX Spectrum +3 [U]Hunting for a interf…
... using a second 3.5" floppy drive attached to +3, you can ...newbie : pc +3Hi, I am waiting on a +3 at the moment to arrive (who can tell.. the posties are having a laugh at the moment) . I have things in DSK format in the …
... make sure you open the drive and disconnect the 3.5 ... PC with a standard PC floppy drive.
You will need ... to still plug the drive into the mains to get ... to mention!). I leave my drive permanently connecting for transfering stuff ...Repair options for my own dear old Spectrum 48k?Hello all, This is my first post to this wonderful forum, which is part of a truly great website! My name is Arnold, and I live in Utrecht, The Nethe…
... models came with 3,5" floppy drive included (format PC compatible, so ...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…
... to be put on the floppy drive in the opposite way ... double 3.5" - 5.25" floppy drive cable, you can connect the ... connectors needed for using a drive B on your PC ( ... . In this case the drive is always ready so some ... just when you ask for drive disk read or write ...
