Plugging HxC Floppy Emulator on Internal Amstrad CPC Drive

 

I followed the schemas on this page: http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/DIY:Floppy_Drives

Unfortunatly I did not have any 26pin connector. So I savagly took a 34pin connetor from a poor old PC drive.

Then I wired following this schema: (taken from above page)

Internal floppy conntector CD201 to standard floppy connector 34pin
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(flat cable / crimp variant view)

Note: Disconnect wire 24-32 /S1 if you use a side selector switch 
      which is connected to the floppy drive.

CD201 PCF SIGNAL
   26  34 /RDY
   25  33 GND
   24  32 /S1
   23  31 GND
   22  30 /RDAT
   21  29 GND
   20  28 /WPT
   19  27 GND
   18  26 /TRK0
   17  25 GND
   16  24 /WGAT
   15  23 GND
   14  22 /WDAT
   13  21 GND
   12  20 /STEP
   11  19 GND
   10  18 /DIR
   09  17 GND
   08  16 /MED1
   07  15 GND
   06  14 NC
   05  13 GND
   04  12 /DRV1
       11 GND
       10 NC
   03  09 GND
   02  08 /IND
   01  07 GND
       06 NC
       05 NC
       04 NC
       03 NC
       02 NC

 

Here is the result:

Connector taken from old PC drive:

Cut a standard IDE ribbon

Connect the 34pin connector in the middle, remove unused pins on side.

Final cable

Also build a small power cable. The 5v on Amstrad is not on same place as standard drive. Need to be swapped.

Amstrad with internal drive connector out

Plug the 34pin connector in the middle. Anyway you can not plug it in another way.

Enjoy drive emulation