Identifying your floppy Drive  

 

OEM production models are not listed in this knowledge base; you need to contact the manufacturer of the piece of equipment where your floppy drive was originally installed in order to receive information for repair, replacement, and availability.

  1. All TEAC 3.5" floppy disk drives have the prefix FD235, which denotes the size of the disk: 3.5" drive.
     

  2. The next two characters in the model nomenclature denote the density, and type of interface of the device:

    HS:
    Dual Density: 720K and 1.44MB; the letter "S" denotes the SCSI interface.
     

  3. The suffix denotes the series information:

    FD235HS-1111
    FD235HS-1011
    FD235HS-911
    FD235HS-711
     

  4. The color of the bezel for the FD235HSxxxx series remains the same. Please refer to the specifications for details.

  1. If your drive is not yet installed, you can identify it by its model label, which is located in the bottom side, towards the front side of the drive. Refer to figure A for details.


Figure A

  1. The nameplate in the back of the drive does not indicate the model nor serial number in your drive. Always, refer to the label in the bottom side of the drive.
     

  2. If your drive is already installed in your system, then you may find the model number in your invoice. Please keep your invoice in a safe place since this is your proof of purchase and you will be required to send us a copy for repair.