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/* Fitting 3.5" drive to Amstrad CPC 464 */
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= Fitting 3.5" drive to Amstrad CPC 464=
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First, you'll need to buy older 3.5" 720K DD external disc drive with [[Adding_3.5"_drive_to_CPC464#3.5.22_READY_Signal_Test|"READY" signal]], [[Side Select Switch|Side Switch]] fitted, [http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5Pcs-2-54mm-2x17-Pin-34-Pin-IDC-Male-Box-Header-Cable-Connector-Mounting-Ear-/172302047820?hash=item281e009a4c:g:KJkAAOSwl5dZdv-I 34 way IDC Male connector] on 34 way ribbon cable and power supply. It's very hard nowadays to find one, but you can try to get it from [https://web.archive.org/web/20110428132206/http://www.pcwking1.netfirms.com/ John King], [https://web.archive.org/web/20100201160217/http://www.midnight.uk.com:80/merline/ Arthur Cook] & [https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_odkw=3.5%22+720K+DD+external+disc+drive&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.X3.5%22+720K+external+disc+drive.TRS0&_nkw=3.5%22+720K+external+disc+drive&_sacat=0 eBay], if available. Usually, it comes with 34 pin PCB connector onto 34 way ribbon cable for connecting to Amstrad CPC 664 / 6128 instead.<BR>
<BR> * # If got 3.5" disc drive with 34 pin PCB edge connector on 34 way ribbon cable, follow the [[Adding_3.5"_drive_to_CPC464#3.5.22_READY_Signal_Test|"READY" signal]] instructions if you own CPC 6128 (like me) or if you don't have CPC 6128, skip to the next step. Otherwise, if you're very lucky that you've got 3.5" disc drive with [http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5Pcs-2-54mm-2x17-Pin-34-Pin-IDC-Male-Box-Header-Cable-Connector-Mounting-Ear-/172302047820?hash=item281e009a4c:g:KJkAAOSwl5dZdv-I 34 way IDC Male connector] on 34 way ribbon cable, you can go straight to step 43. <BR><BR> * # Next thing is to leave at 20cms away from the PCB edge connector and then clamp the [http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5Pcs-2-54mm-2x17-Pin-34-Pin-IDC-Male-Box-Header-Cable-Connector-Mounting-Ear-/172302047820?hash=item281e009a4c:g:KJkAAOSwl5dZdv-I 34 way IDC Male connector] onto it – the [[Media:Cpcdisk.jpg |Connection Pin Numbers]] are all the same as CPC 664 / 6128. Making sure that the arrow on the [http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5Pcs-2-54mm-2x17-Pin-34-Pin-IDC-Male-Box-Header-Cable-Connector-Mounting-Ear-/172302047820?hash=item281e009a4c:g:KJkAAOSwl5dZdv-I 34 way IDC Male connector] is clamp on from the red strip. Now you have a option to either cut the 34 pin PCB edge connector off completely (as I prefer) or leave it with [http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5Pcs-2-54mm-2x17-Pin-34-Pin-IDC-Male-Box-Header-Cable-Connector-Mounting-Ear-/172302047820?hash=item281e009a4c:g:KJkAAOSwl5dZdv-I 34 way IDC Male connector], making it multi-choice 3.5" disc drive to use on CPC 464 or 664 / 6128. <BR> <BR> * # Connect the 3.5” disc drive onto drive B connector on disc interface (back of DDI-1), switch on [[Media:DDI-1.jpg|DDI-1]] first, plus switch on 3.5" disc drive as well, then the computer. follow the [[Adding_3.5"_drive_to_CPC464#3.5.22_READY_Signal_Test|"READY" signal]] instructions again but this time go to step 2. If you end in step 3A, then you have successfully add 3.5” disc drive B to DDI-1. Congratulations!!! <BR><BR> * # Now try to format / copy files onto 3.5 disc.<BR>
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