PCs that support only one floppy drive in hardware

[Allison]

>
>Subject: Re: PCs that support only one floppy drive in hardware
>   From: "Chuck Guzis" <cclist at sydex.com>
>   Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 21:08:13 -0700
>     To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
>
>On 10/13/2005 at 9:36 PM Allison wrote:
>
>>OK I have one so I know what it is.  FD55BVR, care to guess?  Also a
>>FD55BFR?
>
>Let's see, the BV is a 360K unit with head-load solenoid.  The BF has me
>stumped.  The F would indicate a 720K drive, but if that were so, the B
>wouldn't be part of it.  FWIW, the "R" is a delimiter and ends the
>capacity/special feature field.  What follows next is a number, such as
>200, that signifies revision, bezel color, etc.  A final "U" means the
>drive is UL approved.
>
>Cheers,
>Chuck
>

No, the 55FV has a door latch solinoid as the head load when the door latch
is closed. The 55BF is same drive with light beige front, the latch lever 
is opposite side a different lever shape the led shape is round.  

Otherwise they are interchangeable.


Allison