![]() ![]() They ONLY allow block level access to HD floppy disks and that is it. Now a note about USB floppy drives - The USB floppy protocol is a special subset of the USB mass storage protocol explicitly designed for these types of devices. One model number I'm aware of is the Mpf82e. These are GREAT drives and are extremely reliable. A lot of them have a little USB jack on the one side that let them be used as external devices if you, say, have a CD drive in the bay. ![]() ![]() ![]() Works fantastic.Īnother very good option, though strange, is floppy drive modules from Dell laptops from the early 2000s. I bought another one recently off ebay for use because I have a lot of retro and legacy computer projects. They're recognizable by their bright blue, black, or white interchangeable face-plates and the "2x" speed. I bought one when they were current and it works to this day. They often don't work out of the box, have trouble reading disks, and fail quickly if they do work.Ī while ago Sony made a USB floppy drive that is pretty much the best floppy drive I've ever used. They're based off of a very cheap mechanism and are clearly build as low cost as possible. Most of the newer USB floppy drives you find on the market are junk. ![]()
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