2 May
2006
2 May
'06
8:15 a.m.
Not really going to help you, but I had several problems with floppy
drives on my P4 machine and I finally decided to get one of those dual
3-1/2 and 5-1/4 inch drives on ebay (I believe it was from Epson).
Solved all my problems...Now I can read all different types of PC
formats on a modern peecee...
Ram
2 May
2 May
1:22 p.m.
Ram Meenakshisundaram wrote:
Not really going to help you, but I had several
problems with floppy
drives on my P4 machine and I finally decided to get one of those dual
3-1/2 and 5-1/4 inch drives on ebay (I believe it was from Epson).
Solved all my problems...Now I can read all different types of PC
formats on a modern peecee...
Last I checked, these were someone uncommon, even for ebay. Did you pay
out the teeth for it?
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1:36 p.m.
On 5/2/06, Jim Leonard <trixter at oldskool.org> wrote:
Last I checked, these were someone uncommon, even for
ebay. Did you pay
out the teeth for it?
How much do teeth cost? A quick check looks like a TEAC FD-505 goes
for about $10 - $15.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8805077325
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6871942844
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8794665290
2:12 p.m.
On 5/2/2006 at 3:22 PM Jim Leonard wrote:
Last I checked, these were someone uncommon, even for
ebay. Did you pay
out the teeth for it?
I'm still working on what's left of a carton of the Teac 505's. I'd
modified several for a customer so that the 5.25" drive would spin at 300
RPM (it's a long story). In general, these are probably okay for
occasional use, but there were corners cut on the quarter-height 5.25"
section that renders them somewhat less than robust. If you've got room, a
half-height 5.25" will probably give you better service.
Cheers,
Chuck
6:40 p.m.
Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 5/2/2006 at 3:22 PM Jim Leonard wrote:
I've had good luck with the Epson combos - the 700 series I think.
I'm 1500 miles from home, so I can't check the model.
I have one in my Linux box that's seen heavy use for about 4-5 years.
It's damn slow on the 3.5" side, compared to a regular 3.5" drive, but
other than that it's worked a treat.
Last I checked, these were someone uncommon, even
for ebay. Did you pay
out the teeth for it?
I'm still working on what's left of a carton of the Teac 505's. I'd
modified several for a customer so that the 5.25" drive would spin at 300
RPM (it's a long story). In general, these are probably okay for
occasional use, but there were corners cut on the quarter-height 5.25"
section that renders them somewhat less than robust. If you've got room, a
half-height 5.25" will probably give you better service.
11:35 p.m.
On 5/2/2006 at 6:40 PM Doc Shipley wrote:
I've had good luck with the Epson combos - the
700 series I think.
I'm 1500 miles from home, so I can't check the model.
I've had a couple of the Epsons too, but either way, the clamping
arrangement of a quarter-height 5.25" just isn't up to the same standards
as the "Shugart Cone" style of clamping mechanism of a half-height drive.
IIRC, Shugart sued some drive makers for violating their patent. I can
recall having miserable problems with the early 5.25" Micropolis drives
mangling the hub area on 5.25' diskettes.
Cheers,
Chuck
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