#dead f.d.?
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I'm a complete Amgiga beginner and need help diagonsing what is probably a dumb
problem. My floppy drive is dead.
When I first got this (reconditioned) 2000 I powered it up to make sure it had
survived shipping, which it did. With no boards installed- it booted from the
floppy ok. Then I installed a MegaChip and FlickerFree video. In the process of
taking the power supply assembly out a couple of times I think I may have at
one time put in the floppy drive ribbon cable wrong. If I did, is it possible
to damage the controller or drive? The floppy drive doesn't work now. I have a
known working system disk in there but it won't access it. Only a steady glow
of the floppy access light.
What can I do?? Also, can anyone recommend a good reference on the basics of
Amiga? Really basic stuff like 'where the startup sequence goes'.
Thank you in advance. Scott
Scott,
The ribbon connector on the A2000 has a key in it. Look at the connector
and you will see that the female connector already has one pin inserted in
one of the openings. On the motherboard you will note that the male header
has one missing pin. That pin is the one you see in the female connector.
Check and make sure you have matched up the connector correctly. I don't
see how you could have inserted the connector incorrectly as the pin
already inserted would block your attempt at inserting it wrong. I believe
it would take some extra force to put it on wrong, seeing that the extra
pin has no where to go and you'd either bend the pins on the motherboard
or somehow force another pin to slide in alongside the key pin.
Chris
Chris, Thanks for your reply. I thought that those connectors should have some
kind of key device. One of the cable I'm using has those embedded pins and the
other doesn't. Anyway, by more methodical experimenting I found the combination
that works. I do appreciate your taking the time to reply. Scott