I got on YJA a set of two FDDs, they are TEAC FD-55GFR, I think these are for the PRO models:
I'm wondering what is the need of this connector on the side:
(http://imageshack.us/a/img836/4885/1003132f.jpg)
I presume it' connected to the motherboard by a flat cable for handling extra signals like Interrupt, Disk in, Option Select , etc.
You can see the flat cable in this picture:
(http://imageshack.us/a/img33/1268/x68kfd3.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/33/x68kfd3.jpg/)
It would be interesting to know the pinout of this connector.I presume this is only present on these models of TEAC designed for the X68000 PRO
I already connected these drives to my CompactXVI as external source, they works but without knowing the the pinout of that connector I can't use all the extra-functions
Could someone with a Pro check continuity between this extra connector and 37 pin external FDD Sub-D connector (pinout below), please?
http://gamesx.com/wiki/doku.php?id=x68000:floppy_pinout (http://gamesx.com/wiki/doku.php?id=x68000:floppy_pinout)
P.S.
Do all X68000 5.25"drives lack of the front lever to clamp the disk like in the ordinaryl 5.25" FDDs?Is this done automatically when a disk is inserted?For these Teac FD-55GFR I have to do clamp the disk by manually pulling down the whole mechanism.