Well, yes, but that's the size of the hard drive (2", 3.5" 5.25"). Right after the sizes it says "Hard Drive HDD". At the bottom of the text it says: "Supports SATA/IDE 2.5"/3.5" HDD, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-RW Combo devices". Doesn't mention FDD (=floppy disk drive). The connector wouldn't work, anyway.
Best,
Alex
Gesendet: Freitag, 14. März 2014 um 14:28 Uhr
Von: "Fausto Fonseca" <[log in to unmask]>
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Betreff: Re: Aw: Reading 5.25 Floppy Discs
The first link I sent says 3.5'' and 5.25'' to USB
Fausto Fonseca
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On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 2:25 PM, HARRIS TONY <[log in to unmask]
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> Just a thought, but does anyone know if the museum of computing at
> Bletchley Park might offer this kind of service? I know they collect old
> equipment and I believe it has to be in working order.
> Tony
> GAC
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> "Alexander Von Lünen"
> Sent: 14 March 2014 14:13
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> Subject: [MCG] Aw: Reading 5.25 Floppy Discs
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> Sorry, this is a tough one. The external USB floppy drives other people
> have pointed to are for 3.5" disks. There is (to my knowledge) no USB
> floppy drive for 5.25" disks. One person suggested a IDE to USB converter.
> This, however, only works with hard drives, not with floppy drives (IDE
> floppy drives have different connectors and cable size). Your only chance
> with this is to find an old computer with a 5.25." drive, which motherboard
> *and* BIOS caters for floppy drives. Newer motherboards have neither the
> bus connector for floppy drives nor the BIOS option to activate it. Maybe
> if you find someone with an old Pentium I/II/III computer (or buy an old
> computer on eBay, if you can find it), you might be able to do this. Cf.
> http://www.vintage-computer.com/vcforum/showthread.php?28172-USB-5-25-quot-Floppy-Drive[http://www.vintage-computer.com/vcforum/showthread.php?28172-USB-5-25-quot-Floppy-Drive]
>
> Best,
> Alex
>
>
> Gesendet: Freitag, 14. März 2014 um 13:50 Uhr
> Von: "John Williams (NMC)" <[log in to unmask]>
> An: [log in to unmask]
> Betreff: Reading 5.25 Floppy Discs
> A colleague in the Museum has asked if we might be able to recover data
> from a 5.25 inch floppy disc.
>
> Like many of you we have disposed of all the devices we had that used this
> format but I wondered if anyone here might be able to suggest someone who
> still has the ability to read these discs ?
>
> John
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