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Vintage 5.25" 1.2MB Desktop Floppy Drive Lot for Parts or Repair, 4 Drives Total

$ 10.55

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Vintage: Yes
  • Type: Floppy Drive
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted

    Description

    Four vintage 5.25" floppy drives for parts or repair. In my testing they all had varying degrees of functionality. I was limited in only having one or two 1.2MB floppies to test them with, so most of my testing was done with 360K disks. And since floppies degrade over time it's hard to say how much of them working or not was due to the drive or the disks. At any rate, these are being sold as-is for parts or repair. They are pictured in order and here's what I found:
    #1 The black Panasonic - formatted disks and copied files, sometimes said no disk in drive when trying to copy files but then worked on 2nd try
    #2 The beige Epson - this one I disassembled and cleaned, formatted and copied disks, sometimes makes a clicking sound when reading/writing
    #3 The beige Hewlett Packard - showed up in Windows, didn't want to format disks
    #4 The black Shugart - drive spins but doesn't show up in bios or in Windows, has some corrosion on the bottom
    They are all in decent cosmetic condition. Some discoloration here and there, scuffs and scratches, but no major damage. The biggest thing would be the corrosion on the bottom of #4. Again, these are for parts or repair with no returns accepted. Just the four drives are for sale, no other parts or accessories are included. Local pickup is available if you're in the Portland area. Let me know if you have any questions, thanks!