[SOLVED] 34 Pin Floppy Drive to SATA?

[McJones9631]

In short, I'm building a gaming PC in an old beige case, and I would like to hook up the floppy drive to the board to be functional. I have an Asus B550-F Gaming motherboard. Is there an adapter from the 34 pin floppy disk drive to SATA?

 

[DSzymborski]

In short, I'm building a gaming PC in an old beige case, and I would like to hook up the floppy drive to the board to be functional. I have an Asus B550-F Gaming motherboard. Is there an adapter from the 34 pin floppy disk drive to SATA?

I've never come across one; you'll have far more luck finding one to use with USB.

 

[McJones9631]

I've never come across one; you'll have far more luck finding one to use with USB.

Do you have any recommendations?

 

[DSzymborski]

Something like this ought to work.

Amazon.com: KOOBOOK 1Pcs 1.44MB 3.5" Floppy Drive Connector 34 PIN 34P to USB Cable Adapter PCB Board with Power Cable: Computers & Accessories

Amazon.com: KOOBOOK 1Pcs 1.44MB 3.5" Floppy Drive Connector 34 PIN 34P to USB Cable Adapter PCB Board with Power Cable: Computers & Accessories

www.amazon.com

I can't personally vouch for one as I've never had a real need to hook up any of my old floppy drives hanging around to a modern PC. I got the data off all my old floppy disks back in the late 90s.

 

[TerryLaze]

Something like this ought to work.

Amazon.com: KOOBOOK 1Pcs 1.44MB 3.5" Floppy Drive Connector 34 PIN 34P to USB Cable Adapter PCB Board with Power Cable: Computers & Accessories

Amazon.com: KOOBOOK 1Pcs 1.44MB 3.5" Floppy Drive Connector 34 PIN 34P to USB Cable Adapter PCB Board with Power Cable: Computers & Accessories

www.amazon.com

I can't personally vouch for one as I've never had a real need to hook up any of my old floppy drives hanging around to a modern PC. I got the data off all my old floppy disks back in the late 90s.

Those are just power adaptors.
Best way is to buy an external usb floppy drive and dismantle it and install it inside, if the adaptor is not integrated you can pull it off and use it on the floppy drive you already have.

Alternatively you can buy the stand alone boards.
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313&_nkw=floppy+to+usb

A floppy drive is completely useless today though, even back in the day people were changing them to zip drives or super floppy.

 

[Krotow]

A floppy drive is completely useless today though, even back in the day people were changing them to zip drives or super floppy.

It is useless for mainstream. But still useful for niche use. Like for data exchange with old industrial or monitoring hardware.

 

[TerryLaze]

It is useless for mainstream. But still useful for niche use. Like for data exchange with old industrial or monitoring hardware.

Even there, if they haven't moved on to gotek (usb to floppy) and sd-to-ide they are lagging hugely behind, there is zero real need to still use floppies.

 

[Krotow]

I believe some older devices have custom built floppy drives with propietary interfaces, not so easy replaceable with USB substitutes. By the way thanks about mentioning the gotek apter.

 

[TerryLaze]

I believe some older devices have custom built floppy drives with propietary interfaces, not so easy replaceable with USB substitutes. By the way thanks about mentioning the gotek apter.

It's also programmable, normally it was only for synth keyboards to add samples but there is software out there for IBM/PC, amiga/AtariST and anything that has any sort of appeal to people.

 

[Bob.B]

In short, I'm building a gaming PC in an old beige case, and I would like to hook up the floppy drive to the board to be functional. I have an Asus B550-F Gaming motherboard. Is there an adapter from the 34 pin floppy disk drive to SATA?

If you can't find an adapter consider swapping the floppy for a sata floppy.