IBM PC 5150 and 720KB Floppy Drive

From: Voyager <voyager_at_hol.gr>
Date: Tue Oct 1 07:51:00 2002

use a power cable splitter to get the proper power plug, then a flat cable,
with IDC connector instead the edge connector. I believe you could use a
3.5'' 1.44 drive right away (I did with a very very very old PC compatible).
I think it should be better to have the 3.5'' as a second device.


> I have just received an original IBM PC; actually, 2
> of them (one had to be parted out). I still haven't
> checked the BIOS date, but the machine does have an
> origianl Intel 8088 and the power supply appears to be
> the original design. Here is the crux of the
> problem...
>
> I want to refit the machine with a 720 KB 3 1/2"
> drive. This was a fairly easy mod that we used to
> perform on XT's, but it seems to have problems finding
> the drive. Anybody out there have any experience with
> this?
>
> Robert
>
>
Received on Tue Oct 01 2002 - 07:51:00 BST