- Feb 4, 2011
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As a vintage computer collector and user, I sometimes need a 'tweener" computer to write floppy disks for other computers. In this case, I have a Compaq Presario 5304 desktop/minitower computer. I want to add a 5 1/4" 360 K DSDD floppy drive to it so that I can create program and game disks for my vintage IBM 5150 computer. I saw something about using an open AGP slot to add a 5 1/4" floppy drive into the case, but for the life of me, I cannot remember where I saw that.
So, my question is this. Can I use a floppy cable or cable splitter to connect an additional floppy drive? Or do I have to get the AGP floppy adapter card? Where would I find such a card and the required cable? On these old floppy drives, there is no receptical either, so the cable will have to connect to the edge of the floppy drives circuit board. Is there anything else I will need to do to the system?
So, my question is this. Can I use a floppy cable or cable splitter to connect an additional floppy drive? Or do I have to get the AGP floppy adapter card? Where would I find such a card and the required cable? On these old floppy drives, there is no receptical either, so the cable will have to connect to the edge of the floppy drives circuit board. Is there anything else I will need to do to the system?