| From: | Michael Rozeboom |
| Date: | 18 May 2000 at 03:27:16 |
| Subject: | Re: Hi-Density Floppy Drive |
Hello
On 18-Jul-00, you remarked:
>DL I have an Amiga 2000 and I am trying to add a high-density floppy
>DL internally. I heard somewhere, probably on this group, that you can use
>DL a Chinon FG-357. I have aquired one and I am having some difficulties. I
>DL set the jumper on the motherboard, 301, to the closed position to
>DL support two drives. I left my original 880k drive as DF0 (DS0) and left
>DL the cable connected as it was, with a twist just before the connection
>DL to the 880k drive. This leaves one floppy power cable open and one open
>DL connector on the floppy cable between the motherboard and the
>DL uninstalled floppy. I have read that I need to manually set the drive
>DL jumpers on the high-density drive to DF1 (DS1) but I am usure how to do
>DL it.
>DL Question 1: Can I use a Chinon FG-357 drive in an Amiga?
No, you need an FG-357A. Hard to find. You would be better off with an
external drive, which usually has a small PCB between the drive and the
interface, that the Amiga thinks is a DD. The Power XL drive I have does
this, and uses a Sony mechanism.
(I have a Chinon FG-357 HD floppy drive, and I know it won't work in an
Amiga as a HD drive,)
You could modify the drive to spin at half speed in HD mode (Aminet has
instructions), but you will likely experience "poor interchange" with other
drives.
Regards
Michael
Michael Rozeboom
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