'''Guide to hook up a 3.5" pc drive to your Amstrad CPC 6128 or 664 (For non-techy people like me).'''<br> You can also check out another guide [[Guide on how to connect a 3.5 | here]]
This guide is for people who own CPCs 664/6128 with 34 pin EDGE connector type interfaces (sold e.g. in the UK and DK).<br>
For another guide, check [[Guide_on_how_to_connect_a_3.5]].
== What you need (minimum requirements)==
- a pc 3.5" floppy drive: For usable models see [[Drive_Compatibility]], [[Modify_PC_floppy_drives]] and [[Adding_3.5%22_drive_to_CPC464]].<br>
- a old style pc floppy cable
- a paperclip or a small piece of wire
=== Other Errors at this point ===
- ; Bad Command? : Floppy drive detected by cpc but is not powered. Recheck your powersupply is connected and working. - ; You turn on the cpc and both drives act-as-one .. and the floppy light is constantly on? : Most likely you didnt short pin 33 & 34 : .. is the paperclip/wire loose? : .. or did you accidentally short pin 1 & 2 instead? Try moving the paperclip to the other end of the connector. - ; Read error on drive? Disc hasnt been formatted yet? : Use software like Discology to quickly format drive B : .. or to quicky copy a disc from A to B : .. or make a test floppy on pc (see transfer bit later). - ; Disc is write protected error? : Make sure the write tab on the disc is down (move tab down on right side of disc).
== Two heads (OPTIONAL) ==