5_25_floppy_drives:panasonic_matsushita_ju_455
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Table of Contents
| Manufacturer | Panasonic / Matsushita |
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| Model | JU-475 | ||||||
| Density | DD/2D | ||||||
| Sides | DS/2S, SS/1S | ||||||
| Rotation speed | 300 | ||||||
| Maximum seekable tracks | 42 | ||||||
| Interface | Shugart (PC-AT compatible) |
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| Data Connnector | 34 position pin header | ||||||
| Power Connnector | 4 pin Molex | ||||||
| Head movement | Leadscrew / Metal belt | ||||||
| Head loading | Mechanical | ||||||
| Disk loading | Lever | ||||||
| Known colors |
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Panasonic/Matsushita JU-455
The JU-455 is a 5.25“ double sided double density floppy drive made by Panasonic/Matsushita. There are multiple variants that are listed below. All variants lock the disk with a lever. Head loading is done via mechanical linkage. The drive can read and write at double density and only read at single density.
Variants
The JU-455 model has a number of variants. They can be identified via the label that is located on the back of the drive (connector side).
JU-455-5
The JU-475-5 variants use a metal belt to facilitate head movement and come with the FPK01281B3 control board.
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JU-455-7
Description
The JU-455-7 variants use leadscrews to facilitate head movement and come with the FPK05392B3(X) or FPK05810B3(X) control board.
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Jumper settings
FPK01281B3
FPK0416XB3(X)
FPK05392B3(X)
FPK05810B3(X)
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