* [http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5Pcs-2-54mm-2x17-Pin-34-Pin-IDC-Male-Box-Header-Cable-Connector-Mounting-Ear-/172302047820?hash=item281e009a4c:g:KJkAAOSwl5dZdv-I 34 way IDC Male connector] - 34 pins sticking out, which it looks very similar to the connector on the back of DDI-1 or FD-1 disc drive. Its very rare and more harder to find one of these connectors nowadays, but is useful if you have broken DDI-1 3" disc drive, basically, just remove the connector from the back of DDI-1 3" drive and add it to the 3.5" disc drive instead. Try to get one from [https://web.archive.org/web/20100201160217/http://www.midnight.uk.com:80/merline/ Arthur Cook], if you're lucky, that if he got more of these connectors, otherwise you'll be very disappointed. <BR>
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* To clamp these IDC or edge connectors onto the ribbon cable, you'll need to buy [[Media:IDCCrimping.jpg|Velleman 6mm to 6mm IDC Crimping Tool]], which it can be bought from [httphttps://searchwww.ebay.comco.uk/sch/i.html?_odkw=IDC-+Connector+Crimping-Tool_W0QQbsZSearchQQcatrefZC6QQfposZNW6Q204LGQQfromZR10QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQfstypeZ1QQftrtZ1QQftrvZ1QQga10244Z10425QQsacatZQ2d1QQsadisZ200QQsargnZQ2d1QQsaslcZ3QQsbrftogZ1QQsofocusZbs ebay+Tool+Hand+Crimper&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.XIDC+Connector+Crimping+Tool.TRS0&_nkw=IDC+Connector+Crimping+Tool&_sacat=0 eBay]. Please note, these are not available in the UK, believe me, I have tried, looking the whole London for this IDC Crimping Tool, including [http://www.maplin.co.uk/ Maplin], but no luck! Unless you you have to order it from America, and its the only country that you'll ever see these IDC Crimping Tools around. '''Update on 12/12/17 23:40:''' These IDC Crimping Tool are now available to buy in the UK via [https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_odkw=IDC+Connector+Crimping+Tool+Hand+Crimper&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.XIDC+Connector+Crimping+Tool.TRS0&_nkw=IDC+Connector+Crimping+Tool&_sacat=0 eBay] <BR>
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* Also, older 3.5" 720k DD disc drives are very hard to find as well, best to grab one from BBC Master ("CUMANA DRIVE 0" - NEC FD1036 A) computers, as these has a [[Adding_3.5"_drive_to_CPC464#3.5.22_READY_Signal_Test|"READY" signal]], and then convert the drive cable to work on the Amstrad CPC, as its allowing you to able to transfer data from PC to CPC and visa versa, but as for Amiga & Atari ST drives, I don't think that it has a [[Adding_3.5"_drive_to_CPC464#3.5.22_READY_Signal_Test|"READY" signal]].<BR>