Yeah, external, not the built in ;) CD1411. Maybe there were other drive mechanisms used but one that I have just checked is FB354. PCB is slightly different, apparently it should be possible to add the 34 pin connector. Regards, Konrad 19 lis 2015 20:53 <silverdr@wfmh.org.pl> napisał(a): > You mean the external CDTV drive? I should have a few somewhere. I always > thought they differed only with the colour of the casing as any external > Amiga drive could be used. I shall find and check one of the black CDTV > ones. > > On 19 November 2015 20:40:55 CET, Konrad B <konrad0x42@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> FB354 in a CDTV drive has 24 pin connector, as well as the (unpopulated) >> 34 pin one in non standard location. >> >> Regards, >> Konrad >> 19 lis 2015 20:28 <silverdr@wfmh.org.pl> napisał(a): >> >>> >>> > On 2015-11-19, at 18:27, Michał Pleban <lists@michau.name> wrote: >>> > >>> > Hello! >>> > >>> > silverdr@wfmh.org.pl wrote: >>> > >>> >>> Hm I understand you mean removing the drive from 1581 and >>> transplanting >>> >>> it to the C65? >>> >> Yes, that's what I mean. >>> > >>> > I opened the computer and the drive, but the mechs do not seem >>> > interchangeable. The mech in 1581 is labeled F-354E and the mech in C65 >>> > is FB-354C. The connector is different, the eject mechanism is also >>> > different. >>> >>> Are you sure the connector is different?! Isn't it a 34 pin Shugart type >>> connector?! Obviously I can't now look into my C65 now to verify this ;-) >>> In 1581 any "Amiga drive" can be used. Definitely the infamous FB-354, >>> which I suspected it to be in both cases. Mechanically the Amiga 500 drives >>> fit. Sometimes the eject button has to be replaced. >>> >>> > Anyway, I reseated the mech connector and the FDC chip, and now I can >>> > format disks on the C65 and the 1581 reads them fine. However, the >>> drive >>> > in C65 is unreliable, when I insert a disk sometimes it refuses to read >>> > it, or it gives weird errors like "disk is write protected". I think I >>> > would like to replace it, but where do I get a FB-354C? >>> >>> OK, I found this: >>> >>> http://www.softwolves.com/arkiv/cbm-hackers/16/16508.html >>> >>> So indeed there is a different connector. Yet I would be rather >>> surprised if they made a very special drive. My guess is that they combined >>> the power with signal lines on one cable but still kept the Shugart >>> interface intact. If this is true then you should be able to adapt >>> (including the eject button exchange) any FB-354 as found in A500s >>> >>> -- >>> SD! >>> >>> >>> Message was sent through the cbm-hackers mailing list >>> >> > -- > Sent from mobile device. Please have understanding. > Message was sent through the cbm-hackers mailing listReceived on 2015-11-19 21:00:09
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