Wanted: WD1772 floppy drive controller chip

[ApolloBoy]

I've been trying to get my new Gotek to work in my 1040STF, but I haven't had any success no matter what I've tried and I'm beginning to believe that the floppy controller chip in my ST has failed in some way. Does anyone happen to have a spare WD1772 chip that they'd be willing to sell?

[towmater]

On 2/14/2020 at 12:43 PM, ApolloBoy said:

I've been trying to get my new Gotek to work in my 1040STF, but I haven't had any success no matter what I've tried and I'm beginning to believe that the floppy controller chip in my ST has failed in some way. Does anyone happen to have a spare WD1772 chip that they'd be willing to sell?

I'm in the same boat, did you try reading and writing a regular floppy before installing the Gotek? I think a different FDC might not solve the issue.

[ApolloBoy]

5 minutes ago, towmater said:

I'm in the same boat, did you try reading and writing a regular floppy before installing the Gotek? I think a different FDC might not solve the issue.

The original floppy drive wasn't working, the drive just kept spinning and wouldn't recognize any disks. I did notice that something exploded in the original PSU (tantalum cap I bet) and it was poorly repaired. I figured I might try replacing the FDC in case it was damaged by the PSU.

[ApolloBoy]

Bump.