Floppy Connector
20 mm D shell
- ThinkPad 365XD (seems to be the same like i.e. 770, but a little bigger)
17 mm D shell, 26 pin
By year 2000, IBM made this their standard exteral floppy connector. It is found in ThinkPad and Dock line, and SurePOS.
Models featuring this Technology
- ThinkPad 560, 560E, 560X, 560Z
- ThinkPad 600, 600E, 600X
- ThinkPad 770, 770E, 770ED, 770X, 770Z
- ThinkPad Port Replicator
- ThinkPad Port Replicator II
- ThinkPad Dock
- ThinkPad Dock II
- ThinkPad Mini-Dock
- ThinkPad 560 Port Replicator
- ThinkPad 380/385 Port Replicator
- ThinkPad Enhanced Port Replicator
- ThinkPad Port Replicator with Advanced EtherJet
beware identical Toshiba
Toshiba used a same connector as IBM (17 mm 26 pin). Like ThinkPad parts, they are abundant in secondhand market. I wonder if they are compatible; I did not test, myself. I found only one user report (IBM floppy with Toshiba PC), and that user reports failure, not compatible. How unfortunate, IBM and Toshiba did not choose identical wiring plan.--Numeric (talk))
drive Options
ThinkPad T Series FDD External Cable Kit
This cable connects Ultrabay 2000 Floppy Drive to host with 17 mm D connector. End of cable with Ultrabay 2000 connector has thumbscrews, for a rigid connection, semi-permanent attachment. IBM Option P/N 27L0524; FRU P/N 27L0525; other P/N (ASM?) 27L0526. Support Document MIGR-4JTSXJ Support Document MIGR-40010
UltraslimBay Floppy enclosure
This enclosure houses UltraslimBay Floppy Drive, connects to host with 17 mm D connector. (todo: find correct Option name) FRU P/N 08K6187;
parallel port
ThinkPad T20 line supports a floppy drive connected to Parallel Port. Other portable PCs featured this functionality (notably Dell and Toshiba), but each company chose different wiring, so a non-IBM parallel floppy drive is NOT substitutable.
references
Floppy Disk Drive Accessories - ThinkPad General
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many connectors : 17 mm, 20, parallel, drive side 21, ultrabay Ray Kawakami : IBM 600X vs 365XD Floppy Connectors discussion, R Kawakami participates
Part numbers
- P/N: 83H6276
- FRU P/N: 12J0432, 12J1711, 39F2077
- several part numbers found in "Marketing P/N to FRU P/N Listing - Diskette/ZIP Drives", Parts Information Document ID: VLAR-3TQW2G, kev009.com
Models featuring this Technology
- ThinkPad 220
- ThinkPad 310ED
- ThinkPad 701C
- ThinkPad 760XD
- "part number 66G5069. It's one that works only on 760* and 765*", whizkid, forum.thinkpads.com
- FRU P/N: 66G5069, P/N: 66G3696, FCC ID: ANO66G3696, (blue 8beam IBM logo) 'Manufactured by IBM LTD' 'Made in Japan'
- Ext.-Diskette Drive (Opt. TOGP14M) 48G8263
- ThinkPad 730TE 730T 730TE Parts Listing (2524), kev009.com
- "Just wanted to advise that some of the newer Thinkpad's External Floppy Drives will function with the 730T. I was using the External floppy from my 765D system, FRU# 66G5069 P/N 66G3696. The floppy drive is also used in the following Thinkpad units, the 360, 355, 370, 701, 755, & 760. This drive unit should be easier and less expensive to obtain than the original unit" 730T/TE Tablet, kev009.com
