Op woensdag 13 december 2017 08:25:22 CET schreef Felix Miata:
Per Jessen composed on 2017-12-13 07:25 (UTC+0100):
Paul Neuwirth wrote:
By the way I am looking for a cheap 5.25" SCSI FDD.. they exist, but are traded for horrific prices.. ;) without ISA and FDC I do not know how to get my old drives working..
Buy an old PC?
Not necessarily that old, depending on your definition of "old". New PCs and motherboards at least as recently as 2009 were still shipping with ISA bus floppy controllers. Examples:
Socket LGA775 Intel: http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en/mb/introduction.php?S_ID=413
<https://www.ebay.com/itm/Gigabyte-GA-G41M-ES2L-Socket-LGA775-microATX-Mothe rboard-Perfect-Condition/332484364593>
Also LGA775 Intel: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAAYZ69W1755 <http://downloads.dell.com/manuals/all-products/esuprt_desktop/esuprt_optipl ex_desktop/optiplex-760_service%20manual_en-us.pdf>
I have the last, with 3.5" floppy, though a SFF model in which a standard 5.25" floppy drive could not physically fit.
Don't know about Paul, but in my perception 2009 is old. My "old" server/ workstation is from 2008, motherboard has a floppy connector, but the case allows either a floppy drive or a CD/DVD device. ( and 6 disks ). -- Gertjan Lettink, a.k.a. Knurpht openSUSE Board Member openSUSE Forums Team -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org