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Manufacturer Panasonic /
Matsushita
Model JU-475
Density HD, DD/2D
Sides DS/2S, SS/1S
Rotation speed 300, 360
Maximum seekable tracks 841)
Interface Shugart
(PC-AT compatible)
Data Connnector 34 position pin header
Power Connnector 4 pin Molex
Head movement Leadscrew / Metal belt
Head loading Mechanical
Disk loading Lever
Known colors
 
White
 
Light Beige
(PS/2 Beige)
 
Dark Beige
(PC-AT Gray)

Panasonic/Matsushita JU-475

The JU-475 is a 5.25“ double sided high 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 high density and double density and only read at single density.

Variants

The JU-475 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-475-2

The JU-475-2 variants use metal belts to facilitate head movement and come with the FPK01281B3 control board.

Pictures

JU-475-4

Description

The JU-475-4 variants use leadscrews to facilitate head movement and come with the FPK0416XB3(X) control board.

Pictures






JU-475-5

Description

The JU-475-5 variants use leadscrews to facilitate head movement and come with the FPK05392B3(X) or FPK05810B3(X) control board.

Pictures






Jumper settings

FPK01281B3

FPK0416XB3(X)

FPK05392B3(X)

FPK05810B3(X)

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5_25_floppy_drives/panasonic_matsushita_ju_475.txt · Last modified: 2022/01/15 11:30 by js