![]() ![]() ![]() It works perfectly even in 64-bit Windows! There is even a way to install Windows 95 in a virtual disk if it happens to have any old Windows game you want to play in 64-bit Windows. Since we are talking about a 5.25" drive, most data (and games, programs, etc.) in it must probably be from MS-DOS era, so you can use them in DOSBox emulator. Backup all your disks to another medium (CD or USB, etc.) and then you shouldn't need the drive anymore, since the disk capacity is TOO small by today's standards and it is useless to use these disks for saving data. Another solution is to use an older computer that can accept the old drive without any adapters. So I would look no further, I would go for the Kryoflux solution if I had too many floppies to read. Needless to say that to access a 1.2 MB disk you need a high density 5.25" drive, while a 360KB disk can be accessed by either a high density or double density 5.25" drive. Unfortunately, a 5.25" PC disk is only 360 KB (single sided, double density) or at most 1.2 MB (single sided, high density) so there is not much use by today's standards. Then if everything goes OK, the drive should appear as A: in My Computer, or at least you can access it using KryoFlux's software.Īs they claim, you can read and write to the drive, so not only can you backup all your old floppies, you can use them for (very small) file transfer. You will probably also have to connect the drive with a power source (mine takes the standard Molex, so no problem even for a modern power supply). Then you need an appropriate floppy cable to connect your 5.25" drive (thank God, I have kept one or two, it's nearly impossible to find one today). Intel socket 775) have it but don't support 5.25" drives or support a single floppy, now we can actually have up to two floppy drives of any kind (PC, MAC, Amiga, Commodore, etc.).Īs far as I understand with that adapter you get the needed floppy controller. Intel socket 1155) do not have floppy controllers, or older (e.g. This means that since modern motherboards (e.g. The need for an external power supply since USB cannot provide the 12v needed by the 5.25" driveĪpparently the KryoFlux adapter will give you a floppy controller to USB.The need for an adapter to convert from the 5.25" drive’s edge-connector to the pin connector used by 3.5" drives.However, the attempts and discussions provide some useful information for anyone who wants to try their own hands at it. Unfortunately neither one really and concretely confirmed success. Another extended USENET thread has a similar discussion. There is a discussion thread by some Mac users on how to make one out of an existing 3.5" USB drive. There are some discussions by people on kludging something together at home, potentially at significantly less cost than either option. It can even write disks, but at £90, it’s pretty pricey. There is also a PCI expansion card that is geared primarily towards Amiga users, but is Windows compatible. Sadly, as the others have found out, there does not seem to be a simple, ready-to-buy, plug-and-play external USB 5.25" floppy drive (just not enough demand probably).Īs mentioned, there are some controllers that can be purchased.
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