Is it possible to replace 5 1/4" floppy drive with a 3

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Floppy Drive

Is it possible to replace 5 1/4" floppy drive with a 3 1/2" drive?
 

Floppy Drive

Are these antiques still used?...Any ways, if the IDE interface of the both drives are identical, it may be swapped....Cheers?
 

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Dear pranam77
This antique devices are part of antique, but currently working critical control system.
 

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madjid said:
Dear pranam77
This antique devices are part of antique, but currently working critical control system.
..Yes when you asked wether these can be swapped, i knew they are working somewhere.....Cheers
 

Floppy Drive

Generally, yes. In detail, depends on the involved FDD generation and FDC capabilities. A few control lines of the
classical Shugart interface related to density switch and drive selection have been changed through the years. I guess,
you'll mostly get PC AT standard drives, they have less jumperable features compared to OEM versions. Hopefully,
they are working with your equipment as are, otherwise you have to study the interface more thoroughly, possibly
need to solder a jumper resistor or at worst case add an inverter to a signal.
 


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