This is an old revision of the document!
Table of Contents
| Manufacturer | TEAC | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Model | FD-55BR | ||
| Density | DD/2D, SD/1D1) | ||
| Sides | DS/2S, SS/1S | ||
| Rotation speed | 300 | ||
| Maximum seekable tracks | 42 | ||
| Interface | Shugart (PC-AT compatible) |
||
| Data Connnector | 34 position card edge | ||
| Power Connnector | 4 pin Molex | ||
| Head movement | Metal belt | ||
| Head loading | Solenoid | ||
| Disk locking | Lever | ||
| Known colors |
|
TEAC FD-55BR
The FD-55BR is a 5.25“ double sided double density floppy drive made by TEAC. It is part of their FD-55 series and was introduced in the beginning of the 1990s. There are multiple variants that are listed below. All variants use metal belts to facilitate head movement and lock the disk with a lever. Head loading is either done with a solenoid . The drive can read and write at double density and only read at single density.
Variants
The FD-55BR model has a number of variants the differ in color, head loading type, circuit boards and more. They can be identified via the label that is located on the back of the drive (connector side).
FD-55BR 101-U
Description
The 101-U variant has a Black front bezel.
It uses the 13332115-00C control board and the Kumagaya 771V4-3101B motor board.
Pictures
 |  |  |
 |