Internal SCSI CD-ROM temporary solution possible?

Hi, I've got a problem with upgrading my OS - I can't seem to find any floppy drives that work inside the mpc (my original one is gone). I was wondering if an internally hooked up cdrom drive will work - or are there the same compatibility issues with different models too? My other option is perhaps a scsi controller board for a PC so I can put the OS file onto the scsi HDD i have that works in the mpc.

I don`t know, if you`re working with the XL or classick. on the classick, you can load the os from an external scsi-zip. maybe try this before doing that heavy mod...

sorry - I have an XL. It can also use an external scsi of course but i dont have access to external drives. there is a drought it seems. Its not really a heavy mod Just some cables

Couple of options:
_find another 2k user close to you.
_go to a flea market, Goodwill old computer store etc for a floppy
_go the eBay route for a used TEAC floppy
_go ahead and upgrade to a card reader and have them format the media with OS

A regular PC floppy drive should work fine in your MPC 2000XL. I would think this would be much easier to find than an internal SCSI CD-ROM Drive.

Are you sure your floppy disks are still good

The MPC 2000XL is pretty forgiving with most external SCSI CD-ROM drives so I imagine it would be the same with one hooked up to the internal connections. Make sure the drive is functioning properly beforehand, if data gets corrupted during the flash process you may brick your MPC.

CD-ROM drives need 5V and 12V to operate. You'll have to make sure the power cable you have is wired for both. If the cable you have only has a black and red wire, then you need a different cable.

@ntalec - thanks for the suggestions. For the most part I am on my own..ebay will take too long too. I am in eastern europe. Stuff takes 1-2 months to arrive due to customs check and I gotta get my show on the road asap.

@MpcHunter - For some stupid reason 2 of th diskdrives don't work. They don't have jumpers so I don't have a lot of options to play with. I already have a modified cable since the HDD also required all the wires to be hooked up to the power node. I've tried flipping the flat FDD cable, tried different configs of power connection (from PC, with 2 wires, 4 wires), but no dice. Both drives work in the pc though.

If the drive is working in the PC, it shouldn't need any other modification to work inside the MPC 2000XL.

Do your floppy drives format in your PC? Are you able to format them as FAT16 in Windows and see if the MPC reads them?

well the drives work very fine in the PC. The kind of spin and dont read the disk, but the light is on and the floppy option says No Disk Found.

If I flip the flat cable, I can get it to click once or twice after boot and stop and get a no floppy drive found error.

maybe your floppy cable is bad?

well i've tried 3 cables in all possible configurations (flipped and backflipped and turned and etc)

hmm so..I got the scsi cdrom hooked up internally. Too bad it doesn't work properly. Any CD i put in the drive will show up as Type=??????? . Either it is an OS problem again with internal scsi..or the drive.

Wonder if you guys know if a 2kXL with 1.14 can ready any CD?

Oh fu*k yeah.. I had to take the BLOCKSIZE jumper off. NGHHHHHHHHHHH