problems connecting an external a-drive

[gshayer]

guys just purchased a secondhand floppy drive for my pcv-v1 the drive in question is model number - PCGA-FD5 i was lead to believe it was a usb affair its not!

need a cable to connect it to my pc any suggestions?

[v23]

Since you have a PCV-V1 you're going to have to connect it via one of your usb ports.

I'm assuming the floppy drive is either a parallel or serial type connection.

You can get Serial-USB and Parallel-USB cables. Just do a search on google.

[gshayer]

hi

what do you mean serial or parallel type connection?

[kee-lo_]

What connection does it ACTUALLY have?

[gshayer]

it looks like this :

http://www.impactcomputers.com/pcga-fd5.html

[tellingd]

It looks like a parallel connection. Do you have a similar looking port on your machine - printers commonly used this before the advent of USB.

[robpaxton]

I'm pretty sure that drive only works with the PCG-505 notebooks.

[gshayer]

rob

does that mean even if i get a cable to convert and connect to my pcv-v1 it wont work? is it purely a drive to work with the 505?

[kee-lo_]

The floppy there isn't for the V1

[robpaxton]

I'm pretty sure there is no cable available to convert the drive. I would just buy a cheapo USB drive and hide it away so that it doesn't detract from the appearance of your V1.