Found 5.25 floppy drive

[Robhalfordfan]

i am looking for a working 5.25 floppy drive as they are pricey and one that work with old dos games

 

[CraigsBar]

I got one here, untested as I have no PC to test it in, and no 5.25inch discs but I can assure you it's only ever been used twice and still has the protection card in it. Yours for 15 euro plus postage?

 

[Robhalfordfan]

ok and wondering if a normal 3.5 floppy cable will work and how much is postage

 

[CraigsBar]

ok and wondering if a normal 3.5 floppy cable will work and how much is postage

So long as the cable has edge connectors as well as 34 pin jobs the it'll work. Postage depends on where you are it'll be coming from Ireland. I'd hop it'd be less than 20 euro to ship to most of Europe.

 

[Robhalfordfan]

you wouldn't have a cable with it as I am new to vintage computers/gaming and I am based in scotland

 

[Sardine]

Is the cable you have in your retro PC look similar to this? (has a bigger square connector like above photo far right) then it will work fine.

 

[Arnie]

These drives also use the bigger molex power connector, make sure you have a spare one or buy a splitter.

 

[Robhalfordfan]

Will the molex connecter use for 3.5 floppy drives, ide/scsi hard drive and old cd-rom drive work

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And my old pc doesn't have that in it but sure I seen one on older spare pc hardware will have a look

 

[demolition]

5 1/4" drives use the same molex power connector as HDDs/optical drives. Notice that not all 5 1/4 drives can read HD (1.2 MB) disks - some are DD (360 kB) only. Depending on whether you want to be able to read HD disks, you should probably look up the model number first.

 

[Robhalfordfan]

Don't know some games that was only release on 5.25 floppys and nae sure about if any are dd

 

[CraigsBar]

The drive I have is a 1.2 mb one. It came from a Packard bell 286pc. It's a teac drive.

 

[fxriga]

I got one here, untested as I have no PC to test it in, and no 5.25inch discs but I can assure you it's only ever been used twice and still has the protection card in it. Yours for 15 euro plus postage?

Interested,
What are the postage costs?

 

[Robhalfordfan]

yeah I am interested how much postage to scotland

 

[CraigsBar]

yeah I am interested how much postage to scotland

As this is your wanted thread you are clearly first in line! Postage to Scotland I would estimate at about 20 EUR, so 35 all in. If you want it tracked it'll be a bit more. If it come in significantly less than that I'll refund the difference. I can't say fairer than that

 

[davideo]

I got one here, untested as I have no PC to test it in, and no 5.25inch discs but I can assure you it's only ever been used twice and still has the protection card in it. Yours for 15 euro plus postage?

Interested,
What are the postage costs?

Please create your own Wanted thread.

 

[fxriga]

I got one here, untested as I have no PC to test it in, and no 5.25inch discs but I can assure you it's only ever been used twice and still has the protection card in it. Yours for 15 euro plus postage?

Interested,
What are the postage costs?

Please create your own Wanted thread.

Ohhh, sorry!

 

[Robhalfordfan]

Ok no probs and how much more it tracked and how to I pay

 

[CraigsBar]

Ok no probs and how much more it tracked and how to I pay

Tracked.. I'd guess an extra 10 euro. Bringing the total to 45. Again I'll refund the difference. The easiest is PayPal. I'll pm you the details tonight after I pack the drive ready for posting tomorrow.

Craig

 

[Robhalfordfan]

ok cheers

 

[lumi]

Just for information, I have a NOS DD drive for sale here: https://www.amibay.com/showthread.php?76931-TEAC-FD-55BR-104-U-5-25-quot-DD-floppy-drive-NOS