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Tower Models and the All-in-one models
All Tower models and U* models use a unique and semi-proprietary FDD that integrates the 5V power between the ground pins. Pins 7,9 and 11 are 5V.
You can't fit a floppy emulator in a tower model as you need to create a custom adaptor.
More research is being conducted on this.
Desktops
The EA and Pentium type desktop models have normal 3-mode Shugart floppy drives. So adding a gotek with custom firmware or an HXC floppy emulator is plug-and-play.
EA type Desktop with Gotek running Flashfloppy firmware
HB53 Pentium running Dual Goteks
All other desktops have the floppy drive 'molded' into the front plate and it's impossible to plug and play a FD emulator.
However they do have the EXT FDD port.
All Desktops minus EA and Pentium have molded FDD in the shell.
EXT FDD Port
The External Floppy Disk Drive port is a semi-proprietary SCSI-type port.
Research is being conducted on it.
It is possible to run a floppy emulator from it if you have:
- Fujitsu official external FD enclosure OR an FMR computer external FDD
- Install the Floppy emulator in said enclosure
However, it is very difficult to find them in the wild.