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=== UltraslimBay Floppy Drive === | === UltraslimBay Floppy Drive === | ||
| − | This is a | + | This is a floppy disk drive that slides into an UltraslimBay. |
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=== Features === | === Features === | ||
| − | * 3.5 | + | * Read/Write capabilities: |
| − | * | + | ** 3.5-inch 1.44MB High Density |
| − | * | + | ** 3.5-inch 1.25MB Japanese Density |
| + | ** 3.5-inch 720KB Double Density | ||
| + | * Activity LED | ||
| + | * [[Floppy Connector#21_mm_drive|Floppy Connector port (21 mm)]]{{footnote|1}} | ||
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| + | #This requires a cable (12J0432) to be able to be used externally. | ||
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=== Part numbers === | === Part numbers === | ||
| − | Sony | + | ==== Sony MPF72S-1 ==== |
| − | * | + | * 05K8874, 20L1931 |
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=== Linux support === | === Linux support === | ||
| − | + | In the case that you have two FDDs, or want to attach the FDD externally after the booting process; be aware that the floppy drivers' hardware auto-detection cannot be relied upon. However, you can force the floppy driver to use both of them by adding the following line to {{path|/etc/modprobe.conf}}: | |
| + | options floppy floppy=1,4,cmos | ||
| + | This will give you support for either external FDD, or UltraslimBay FDD, or both if you plug them in after the booting process. | ||
| − | + | If there is a FDD attached to the external port during the boot process, it will be identified as {{path|/dev/fd0}} and the FDD in the UltraslimBay will be identified as {{path|/dev/fd1}}. Otherwise (assuming no FDDs are externally attached during boot or FDD in UltraslimBay during boot), the UltraslimBay FDD would be assigned as {{path|/dev/fd0}} and external port would be assigned as {{path|/dev/fd1}}. An ACPI-aware floppy driver would have the ability to stop the devices from swapping around, but such a thing doesn't exist yet. | |
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| − | == | + | == Models supporting this accessory == |
| − | * | + | * {{6 Series}} |
| + | * {{Portable Drive Bay}}, {{UltraBase}} | ||
[[Category:Components]] | [[Category:Components]] | ||
Revision as of 13:55, 24 March 2020
UltraslimBay Floppy DriveThis is a floppy disk drive that slides into an UltraslimBay. Features
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Part numbers
Sony MPF72S-1
- 05K8874, 20L1931
Linux support
In the case that you have two FDDs, or want to attach the FDD externally after the booting process; be aware that the floppy drivers' hardware auto-detection cannot be relied upon. However, you can force the floppy driver to use both of them by adding the following line to /etc/modprobe.conf:
options floppy floppy=1,4,cmos
This will give you support for either external FDD, or UltraslimBay FDD, or both if you plug them in after the booting process.
If there is a FDD attached to the external port during the boot process, it will be identified as /dev/fd0 and the FDD in the UltraslimBay will be identified as /dev/fd1. Otherwise (assuming no FDDs are externally attached during boot or FDD in UltraslimBay during boot), the UltraslimBay FDD would be assigned as /dev/fd0 and external port would be assigned as /dev/fd1. An ACPI-aware floppy driver would have the ability to stop the devices from swapping around, but such a thing doesn't exist yet.
