Help with connecting my FD-1 amstrad disc drive to my PC

[Boomow]

Hi , Guys


Could do with some advice i want to connect my Amstrad FD-1 drive to my PC


I have access to a very old PC but was looking for a solution if there is any , i want to use CPCDiSKXP 2


to copy to amstrad discs and of course to back up quite a few amstrad discs to my computer


looking a at my mother board it doesn't look good i can only see Sata sockets could my PC not have old style floppy disc drive socket on it??

[Bryce]

There's a guide here: http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/Connect_a_3_inch_drive_to_a_PC
but I can't tell you much more than that, I've never tried this myself.

Bryce.

[Boomow]

Cheers i looked at that , it looks risky too , and my motherboard is too new doesn't even have socket for floppy disc drive

[robcfg]

Then you'll be unable to attach the 3" drive to that pc, as the driver you need (simon owen's fdrawcmd.sys) relies on the floppy controller on the motherboard.

I suggest using an old pc and attach the drive to it.

[Bryce]

You have a 6128 don't you? Just connect a 3.5in PC drive to it, then you can write them on the PC and copy them to 3in on the CPC if it really must be 3in.

Bryce.

[Boomow]

Connect a modern floppy drive to the 6128 you mean??

[Bryce]

Exactly.

Bryce.