Description: For your consideration at this wonderful auction is a rare and vintage Apple SuperDrive External Floppy 1.4MB disk drive (FDHD). Model number G7287. This drive is the final version of the Apple floppy drive series and uses the last mechanism that supports high-density 1.4MB disks inside, disks formatted for Mac OS and MS-DOS. It is beige in color and is compatible only with systems that support 1.4MB floppy disks (has the FDHD controller), including Macintosh Classic, Macintosh Classic II, Macintosh SE FDHD (after a ROM upgrade on the SE's main logic board), Macintosh SE/30, Macintosh Portable, Macintosh IIsi, Macintosh IIci, Macintosh IIcx, and Macintosh Performa 200 systems that feature the external floppy disk drive port (diamond shaped 19-pin port consisting of two horizontal rows of 10 pins on top and 9 pins on bottom). The LED on the front left corner glows amber when there is activity from the floppy drive inside the enclosure. Compatibility with the Macintosh 128K, Macintosh 512k, Macintosh 512Ke, Macintosh Plus, standard Macintosh SE, Apple IIe PDS Card, Macintosh HD20 external hard drive are unsupported. In order to use this on an Apple IIgs as a 1.4MB floppy drive, the SuperDrive Card with part number 820-0500-A from 1991 must be installed in one of the expansion slots on the logic board. The classic rainbow Apple logo is on the front. System 7 is suggested, as the majority of System 7 programs were on 1.4MB floppy disks, and older operating systems, including earlier versions of System 6 may be unsupported. Unsupported systems or logic boards that lack the FDHD controller will render this 1.4MB drive as an 800k drive when in operation. Drive was used with a Macintosh Classic, and was pulled from a working environment when this drive was removed from operation. Product is being offered as-is with no warranty. There are no returns or refunds on this item. The enclosure has signs of wear and tear, including scuffs, fading or yellowing caused to the aging plastics, which are over 30 years old. Rubber feet may fall off over time and need to be reapplied with monster glue. Plastics and products are being offered as-is, with no warranty of guarantee of long-term functionality. See pictures to see this item in operation. I do have several of these unique units available, with best offers and combined shipping being considered.
Price: 349.99 USD
Location: Wilmington, Delaware
End Time: 2024-11-01T17:54:47.000Z
Shipping Cost: 30 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
Compatible Brand: Macintosh
Type: Floppy Drive
MPN: G7287
Brand: Apple
