How to read/write Amiga floppy disks, through USB! - Drawbridge Plus
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- How to read/write Amiga floppy disks, through USB! - Drawbridge Plus
Simple for the end user! Go on, you know you want one!
Drawbridge Plus
amiga.robsmithdev.co.uk/ - Tell Robert Smith, I sent you. Not that I'll get anything from it, just it'll give him an idea where the sale has come from. 😀
For the USB drive - Find one that looks like the one I have, and you'll most likely be fine. I recommend, you purchase it from a place you can easily return it, if it's the wrong type.
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Be aware that if its a Dell branded N533 with TWO screws (left and right bottom side) its not gonna work. Different cable.
Thank you for the heads-up.
@@RetroBoxRoom NP. I was proud of myself for having saved it all these years! When I received my drawbridge and went to install it turned into 🙁😞😖!!!
Wow, I needed this years ago. I gotten rid of most of my disks. I may have a few left. GOD only know if they still work after all these decades.
It's a great bit of kit. I hope you save your remaining disks!
If you're screwing a screw that has a thread meant for plastic (ie. a self tapping thread) it's a good idea to turn the screw slowly counter clockwise until you feel a very light click and start screwing clockwise. That will ensure that the screw doesn't start a new thread.
I often say that myself in many of my videos.
@@RetroBoxRoom Do you by any chance have the exact manufacturer & model No for the USB drive, as others have mentioned that for example DELL drives don't work. Also some I looked don't have screw assembly meaning that they might be glued.
All I know is that the N533. Sadly, even that can be a punt because there’s different revisions, which you won’t know until you open it.
The one I used was a no-name, like many others are.
@@RetroBoxRoom I think the N533 is some sort of CE mark designation because original Dell and Hewlett Packard have the N533 next to the CE mark in exactly the same way.
Thanks for a very good helpful video, I received my drawbridge a few weeks ago and I wasn't sure what to, but your video explained everything brilliantly. I live the the UK, can you please recommend the best USB Floppy drive I need to purchase? Thanks again for this video.
Your best bet is to join his Discord Channel. There is a room where plenty of people say which ones are worth while getting. Sadly, the one I bought is no longer in stock.
Mine as just arrived here in NZ. Now looking for a floppy Drive.
I hope you find one.
I wish you could get a drive that simply had a switch to switch between Amiga and PC, as I still have PC and Amiga Floppies
i got one of these - mine didnt work properly - maybe if i superglued it in would it work then ?? thanks........
Ive got a normal pc/mac usb floppy drive (iomega)
Do i really need that gadget?
Yes it is needed.
mine didnt work i tried it - would u suggest i use superglue on the back of the drawbridge adapter pcb controller ?? so that it keeps it together ? thanks........... can u make a new one of these using a brand new drawbridge for me ? someone1? thanks........ because mine didnt work thanks...............
Have you managed to get this device to read long track or extended adfs? The latest firmware says it supports track 81 and 82 but I can’t get any to load. E.g AUI cover disk 1.
I haven't tried. I'll give it a go at some point.
I'm sorry it's taken so long to reply, but did you actually update the firmware? Follow this guide if you haven't? To make sure watch... th-cam.com/video/-xVLkDSKqAw/w-d-xo.html
@@RetroBoxRoom Yes it was the very first thing I tried being as 2.8.8 is supposed to support this. After further messing around with dozens of disks, i’ve found it is a bit hit and miss with copy protected disks. So I’ve plugged the floppy drive back into my old trusty kryoflux. That has no problem reading any of my disks, extended or copy protected.
Ah, okay. Thank you for the update.
These are fantastic little devices but how the flippety flop do you update the firmware?
I'll make another episode about it, this week.
I currently don't know myself right now. I've not used it in a while, but I notice there's a few updates since I got it.
Thanks for watching!
I hope this helps?
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Hi, what is the model number of your usb floppy disk, cheers
It says N533 on the back. Here's a UK Amazon link that shows the same one... amzn.eu/d/hitzrFs
@@RetroBoxRoom Thank you, found it on amazon, great video and thanks for sharing .
Purchased, thank you very much for your help...
@@mrchipmrchip You're welcome. Thanks for watching.
@@RetroBoxRoom Not all the N533 are the same. I have one Ive had for years that didnt have the correct connector inside. Id been saving it in anticipation of using it. Had to buy one on Amazon that did.