2 Feb
2002
2 Feb
'02
10 p.m.
On Feb 2, 19:55, Glen Slick wrote:
Does anyone have any info on Sony OA-D32W 3.5"
floppies? In particular
the
one I have is a model OA-D32W-11 with a broken head.
This was in an HP
Integral PC. I don't suppose there is much hope of finding a working
replacement. It has a 26-pin connector. Any chance a standard 34-pin PC
3.5" floppy could be wired up to the 26-pin interface and made to work as
a
replacement?
No, not straight off. I'm looking at the service manual for an OA-D31V
which is an earlier version of that. It's a 600rpm drive, and normal PC
floppies are 300rpm. Apart from that, it would work, so if you could
persuade the PC controler to work at 2x the data rate, it should work. The
pinout for the connector is:
1 /MOTOR ON 2 /DS0
3 GND 4 /DS1
5 GND 6 /DIR IN
7 GND 8 /STEP
9 GND 10 /WR DATA
11 GND 12 /WR GATE
13 GND 14 /HD LOAD
15 GND 16 /SIDE SEL
17 GND 18 /INDEX
19 GND 20 /TRK 0
21 GND 22 /WRT PROT
23 GND 24 /READ DATA
25 GND 26 /READY
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Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York