Re: Amstrad CPC 6128 Disk Drive problem - Help needed
"agrajag" wrote:
> I recently acquired one of these nice
> machines and the disk drive just
> makes a noise (and doesn't stop)
> once I try to access it.
How do you mean it doesn't stop. Does
the motor stop after a short while when
the disk is in the drive?
Haven't really heard of a case like this
which has the drive doing this.
> From what I've read on the net the
> belt probably needs changing.
> For anyone in the know, does this
> sound correct?
I've changed the drive belt in my
CPC6128, yes, though from the
description above it doesn't sound
like this. It sounds more like the
CPC6128 has been opened & the
power connected to the back of the
drive has been plugged back the
wrong back. I did this once with an
internal Superdisk drive & the
motor on that didn't stop.
Unfortunately it quickly burnt out
the drive, virtually making it
useless. It's quite possible that the
same thing might of happened, if
this is the case (which I hope it
ain't), otherwise you'll have to get
a whole new 3" drive! :-(
Usually with the drive belt, it
generally is replaced when you
come across a Disk Missing message
in AMSDOS frequently (obviously
when the disk is in the drive). If
that's not happening, then I'm afraid
the Drive in it may need to be
replaced.
> I've opened her up and had a look
> at the drive, firstly I can't see any
> belt so it may have been taken out
> and secondly I can't actually work
> out where the belt is meant to go
> anyway.
The drive is mean't to be taken out &
is underneath the drive (but there's a
list of instructions you can get from
the Amstrad Community which helps
you replace the belt).
> Does anyone have or know where
> I can see a photo of a drive with a
> belt inside it.
> Maybe there's a website showing
> how to replace the belt?
Generally the bloke who deals with the
drive belts is Brian Watson (I think).
Check out the faq at this website, which
should have a contact for him on it:
http://genesis8.free.fr/indexe.html
But I suggest you talk to him about the
problem you've got, because it doesn't
sound like the Drive Belt (unless it's
missing or something - I haven't run my
CPC6128 without the belt in the drive
so, I don't know what it does without it.
He maybe able to supply you with a 3"
drive if worse comes to worse, it would
be terrible to think that the previous
user sold it because they stuffed up the
floppy.
Good Luck,
CP/M User.