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You can get an expansion for the 464 called a DDI3 which plugs in the expansion port and gives you a Gotek drive and an IDC connector for a second drive.

 

Graham,
The pleasure has been mine throughout so thank you sincerely for all the work, research and time you've put in.
Let's hope Richie makes a breakthrough this week with a possible replacement 3" donor disk drive to finally bring this excellent work to a fruitful and working conclusion soon!
Cheers, fellas once more for a whole load of great collaborative work from you and Richie.

 

HeHe Well it's Richie that proved the drive was faulty, and I guess why you have had so many problems over the years, however I really hope they guy pulls through with a drive, that way you can use your original disks alongside your Gotek.
I'd imagine after all these years having it work properly will be a godsend.. Mind you I've got to find you a DDI yet the last one I saw went for over £300 so Ditch the 464 and get a 6128. or a Spectrum +3 (cower)

 

LOL! Many thanks, Graham - you've both been fab with all your help and technical advice as the microdisc had just become an expensive paperweight here and would've just been sold on as "spares and repairs" at some point. Now there is every chance the old gal will read and write 3" disks again - maybe!
As for your Amstrad advice, NO! I don't wish to go down any more 3" disk drive roads - the Oric one's bumpy enough!
I'll stick to my trusty tapes and basic CPC model - for now, fella!!
Cheers, Graham.
;-)

 

That seems a nice device.
Shame it's limited to CPC's with an edge connector, as the CPC's with a centronics connector, or MX4 motherboards have been left out, so that's it, no memory upgrades or extra ROM's with what now has become a standard way of extending all CPC's via MX4. I guess it could sit on the very end of the MX4 backplane(the type with an edge connector) but; anything plugged in the MX4 connectors in front could obscure the LCD display.
I'm sure that allowing for three type of connector could have been included, even just 2 would have been better.

Currently just under £60

 

You can get a version with 512KB RAM PCB fitted to expand the 464’s memory. There is a Centronics to Edge connector out there somewhere.