04-20-2017, 01:33 PM
Hmm.. the interface chips should never get hot. Like I said, that is only possible with a bus problem.
ALL 3.5" drives should be able to be powered via a standard USB port. I wonder if that particular drive has a problem with excessive current draw? Model brand/model drive is that?
While it is certainly possible with the SCP hardware to access a floppy drive via Windows, I have zero experience with Windows device drivers. So, I won't be able to do it. If someone has experience in this area, I can supply everything necessary to read/decode and encode/write data.
There are many devices already (using just a simple interface and PC sound card) for archiving tapes.
ALL 3.5" drives should be able to be powered via a standard USB port. I wonder if that particular drive has a problem with excessive current draw? Model brand/model drive is that?
While it is certainly possible with the SCP hardware to access a floppy drive via Windows, I have zero experience with Windows device drivers. So, I won't be able to do it. If someone has experience in this area, I can supply everything necessary to read/decode and encode/write data.
There are many devices already (using just a simple interface and PC sound card) for archiving tapes.