> Hello, > my Sam floppy is broken for the second time and i'm not able to fix it. > Do i need a particular floppy drive or i can simply use a standard pc one?
I remember you being in contact back in January about Sam drives.... The actual disk drive mechanism used in the original Sam floppy drives are a slimline version that were made by Citizen and haven't been available for years (another type of slimline was also used around 1995 or so - NEC i seem to recall, I had one and it seemed to be 'smoother' and quieter than the citizens... but it died due to a damaged shutter on a disk). A PC disk drive can be used with the same circuitry - using the WD1772 disk drive controller IC - that is on the small board which is soldered directly onto the back of the original disk drive units. If you may still be interested in a complete disk drive system for the Sam, please see the more detailed information that is now at my website - link: http://www.quazar.clara.net/sam/hardfdc.htm If it is just a mechanical fault with the actual mechanism of your disk drive, then the WD1772 controller can be salvaged from it and re-used which would save about £10. Colin ==== Quazar : Hardware, Software, Spares and Repairs for the Sam Website: http://www.quazar.clara.net/sam/