Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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I'm talking about modifying PC standard floppy disk drives to work with Amigas and other systems that use Shugart drives. // Kindly sponsored by my favorite PCB manufacturer PCBWay! pcbway.com

Floppy Disk Drive Pinouts:
https://old.pinouts.ru/HD/InternalDisk_pinout.shtml

A good collection of instruction to modify several PC drive models for the Amiga:
jope.fi/drives

Modifying the Mitsumi D359M3 (German version):
pitsch.de/stuff/amiga/a1korg_01.pdf

Modifying the Mitsumi D359M3 (English translation):
amibay.com/threads/mitsumi-d359m3-pc-1-44mb-floppy-drive-mod.27296

TIME STAMPS:
0:00 Introduction
1:17 Differences between PC and Shugart Disk Drives
8:05 Sponsor Message
8:35 Why modify Disk Drives?
10:03 Modifying the Mitsumi D359M3D
21:05 Testing the converted Drive
26:05 Thank you & Good Night

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