PSR550- USB DRIVE REPLACEMENT
by gorazd rakovec
(slovenia)
I am the owner of some oldest PSR 550 keyboard, using floppy drive for data storage.
I would like to find a solution to replace the old floppy drive for a USB drive.
On the market I have noticed product at:
http://www.rioc.us/ufr-usb-floppy-replacement.php
I have asked for more information on the compatibility of this replacement unit with my YAMAHA PSR 550, but the producer needs to know the following (part of it's answer):
""Yes, this replaces the floppy completely.
The procedure is to remove your floppy disk drive, and replace it with our device.
Our device is the same size and shape as a floppy disk drive with the same power and data connectors as a standard 34-pin floppy drive.
A couple of questions:
1) Is the floppy disk drive the same as what is used in a PC? Using 5v for power and a 34-Pin ribbon cable for data?
2) Can you read a floppy disk from this synthesizer on a regular Windows PC?
3) Are the floppy disks 1.44MB "HD" style? ""
CAN YOU HELP ME WITH THESE ANWERS?
OR, HAVE YOU OR, DO YOU KNOW ANY OTHER ALTERNATIVE?
GORAZD RAKOVEC
gorak@siol.net